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•HE WHITE HOUSE
washjngton
OCT 2 6 '56^
Dear Mr. Walsh:
We are xn receipt of your October 19 letter seeding a meeting
with the President. Such a meeting would not be appropriate as
the President is fully confident with the established procedures
to handle the Iran/ Contra litigation.
I can assure you that tne Administration taxes seriously its role
in balancing your need to use classified infonaation with the
need to protect national security and the lives of our citizens.
I have spoJcen with tne Attorney General, the President's highest
ranking law enforcement official, who continues to stand ready to
meet with you on any guestions concerning your handling of the
Iran/Contra litigation, including the disposition of classified
materials .
I hope you will join with the Administration in giving effect to
all law, including the statutes established to protect classi-ied
information. I trust that you will work with the Attorney
General in that endeavor.
Mr. Lawrence E. Walsh
Independent Counsel
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Suite 701 West
Washington, D.C.
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(Copyright 1990)
iSr INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE RECIPIENTS IN
/*£/BL/C GOOD, THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO KNOW THE
OF rrs GOVERNMENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THAT
OFTCL4L5 ACTING ON THE GOVERNMENT'S BEHALF, OR
<5WCZ«4L5, abuse and misuse THEIR POWER AND AUTHORITY FOR
I^RSONAL gain, power, or to KNOWINGLY SUPPRESS THE TRUTH. THE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY {CIA} AND OFFICERS OF THE FEDERAL
BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION {FBI) HAVE KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY
ATTEMPTED TO SUPPRESS THIS INFORMATION TO PREVENT ITS PUBLICATION
OR A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION BY THE CONGRESS, INTERNALLY, OR BY THE
MEDIA. THESE ACTIONS HAVE BEEN APTLY DESCRIBED AS A ''PATTERN OF
DECEIT'. THESE INCIDENTS PORTRA Y THE ACTIONS OF A FEW OFFICERS OR EX-
OFFICERS WHO HAVE UNDERMINED THE CREDIBILITY OF EVERY HONEST
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE.
THE FOLLOWING INCIDENTS ARE PERSONALLY KNOWN TO A- BRUCE
HEMMINGS, A RETIRED GS-14 CIA SENIOR OPERATIONS OFFICER, WHO
SERVED HIS COUNTRY WITH DISTINCTION IN VIET NAM (1968-69) AND AS A
CIA INTELLIGENCE OFFICER FROM 1972 TO 1988. HE WAS DECORATED IN
VIET NAM AND WAS AWARDED THE CIA’S PRESTIGIOUS INTELUGENCE
COMMENDATION MEDAL IN 1985. MR. HEMMINGS RETIRED IN 1988 AND
VOLUNTARILY TESTIFIED ON ILLEGAL CIA ACTIVITIES TO THE SENATE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS DURING 1989.
m-
INCIDENT I - Commercial Espionage within CIA
In early April, 1987,^a^rctijyyJj|^^ William J. M . — offered Mr. Hemmii^
a monthly salary (amount unspecified) to STEAL CLASSIFIED FILE AND NAME
TRACE INFORMATION from CIA paper and computer files, and pass them to him and
his firm, VARICOIS|> Inc., which at that time was located in Skyline Towers Three, Bailey’s
Crossroads, Alexandria, Virginia. Mr. Hemmings had gone to this officer on a personal
matter, having worked for this officer in India in the early 1980’s, and in no way solicited the
offer. Mr. Hemmings immediately rejected the offer by Mr. M., and later reported it to his
Dhrision Branch Chief, Jack, and to the Office of Security Reinvestigation Divmcm and to
the Polygraph Division, and in 1989 to the CIA Inspector Genera! and to invest^tors Paul
J(^l, John Nelson,* and John Eltif of the Senate Subcommittee on Intelligence.
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Mr. M. called Mr. Hemmines at his riA ^rr
Arnh'^'* dwoeatoi, informalion from »"<) acliveiy
Hammings told Mr. M nevar to call him amin Mr.
' nim again and the harassment ended.
MR. HEMMINGS RECALI that
^RIL. 1987, MR M SHOWED Himr RESTAURANT IN EARLY
^ICH MR. M. SAID CONTAINED Data^SI^^ PERSONAL COMPUTER,
^MMERCIAL ESPIONAGE NETWORK^^ GROWING WORLDWIDE
CIA source and a number of foreien inti.ii^» These contacts included at least one active
pujwse, he said, was to collect information mmi ? ^ ^sia and Italy. The
for poliiical lavaraga or for “«•
MR. HEMMINGS’ RIGHTFUI. DPricn^vr
approach WAS APPAMOTU- ?GNORPn REPORT THIS
personally saw Mr. M in CIA HeadQu^rtf,? Security because Mr. Hammings
medal and certificata. Mr. M. may have been aware ofbfr'H '“'Mng a retirement
approach because he was vety cold and hostile to mJ HeS!!^
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r . . — “ • ' 'wau^uuTicrs ai me reauest of PIA
investigate or discuss any of the itirtllpt pran'cefbroSrl'v
personally, starting on 4 April 1989 Mr Donneliv r h attention by Mr. Hcmmings,
looting into it. Mr.Hemming“saL hetouSrSercS^^^^^ “os
CIA oflicers had feceiCed si'^ecretmra;^^^^^ «>o' ^vc oSter'
^ ^mmercial espionage sources, on a paid basis former colleagues as
y investigated VARICON,
WPTtTiTS
c«..pany s o«,ceritt„“rh
It
!w u when this information was brought to the attention of PCI wniii^m H.
^csi« from Mr. Hemmings and to the Office of Security, and to the attention
ofth^ecial Assistam m the Director of Personnel, Frank L..., there was no reply from the
nfra ’ ^ u Security. Mr. L. told Mr. Hemmings on three separate
occasions that Mr. Hemmings had no proof, discounted the remarks by Donnelly, regstrding
other officers, and said there was no reason to bring it to the attention
P epartment of Justice or FBI, although Mr. Hemmings suggested that they could be
roug o justice if he and the five other officers were allowed to testify before a grand jury.
^e fomcr telephone nurnber of VARICON, Inc. was (703) 284-7890. That number has
een isconnected and given to another firm that may have intelligence proprietaiy
connections. ^ e> r r
Mr. Hemmings notes that former
is collaborating with
ct
INR in
til
artmen t of State
roun
efforts to establish liaison with the KGB, and specifically the pro-Gorbachev
^ — .w««^xahip led by Chairman Valeriy Krychukov and Generals Sherbak and
Zvendenkov.
Note. In recent years the security link between the CIA and its former officers and other
ex-DOD and ex-FBI officers has been blurred to the point where compartmentation, internal
securi^, and protection against penetration by foreign intelligence services, via ex-officers
or their corporate friends has broken down. Secrets are traded, bought and sold, contracts
let, and deals cut^ with foreign governments using proprietary inside information from CIA
files. The result is that CIA's legitimate foreign intelligence mission has been subverted by
special interest groups and political factions,
Mr. Hemmings further notes that a group of ex-officers that includes Theodore G. Shackley,
Thomas Clines, Ray Cline, Barker, Saunders, and Mr. M have systematically tried to
parlay their close Agency ties into profit for many years. Mr. Shackley’s and Mr. Qines’ ties
to the EASTCO scandal, and to the sale of silenced assassination pistols, C-4 eyplnsivi» And
p AR-I5_ to Libyan leader Qadhafi come to mind, as well as Shackley's personal
involvement with Manushehr Ghorbanifar and Albert Hakim in the Iran-Contra gun-running
scandal of the mid-1980’s. The VARICON group also attempted in the mid-1980's to
produce and then sell to CIA, as its official "cocktail table" book, an illustrated book on the
CIA and its history. Senior CIA management banned the book and its producers from the
building in a notice sent to all employees, but this warning was apparently ignored by later
CIA managers. Mr. Hcnimings strongly believes that these commercial activities constitute
a conflict of interest, a' breach of CIA security, and a ploy to gain access to CIA employees
so they could gain unfair commercial advantage and for commercial espionage purposes.
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Trading and Inves tment Guaranty
. nffir^rs whn
to engage in
commercia] artivit jp. ,
Incident 2 - Murder in Lebanon
Hali^rDMu^^Chfet ''f ^ Mr. Hammings learned from
charge of Division oaramilitn™™ •O”** Near East and South Asia Division, who was in
assignment in Beirut ^ *wo CIA staff paramilitary officers on
been arrestS b7u wL r ' Lebanese Palestinians who had
bombing of the U S Fmh«a« authorities on suspicion of involvement in the
the Lebanese authorities allowed
then beat the suspects to death”*MT*^*’ officers electroshocked, tortured and
Government had^romsted^ ^
CIA officers for trial I 4 « .k t l Government, and wished to detain the
in a diplomatic note The CIA and the protested the murders
told the Clyilnve^^^^^^^ '"f" '^e U.S. Mr. Hemmings was
to the U.S. Attorney Generarf^^ ter and fired the two employees. The case was referred
the investigation and nuhliV v ^ P''°^®‘^tJtion but the decision was made to suppress
involved! ^ ^ knowledge of the incident, and not to prosecute the officers
Ihl^h^orohlbh violation of U.S. and Lebanese law and CIA regulations,
other phS imLo^tron participating in or condoning the use of toLre and
should attempt to or actually engage in such activity in the presen e of uTofS^ ^i
Senate invest^ators and a senior ABC Prime Time producer, Ira Rosen coSedTSe
ground’. ° * * account, which remains suppressed on so called "national security
When asked what if anything the CIA has done to investigate and stop any further incidents
how to handle ht^tile interrogations and prevent other excesses. The former officers true
^mes and whereabouts are unknown, but one used the nickname "Crunch", an aot self
description of his personal penchant for violence. ’ ^
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the Oa"* ® Presidential Finding in 1981 outlawing the use of assassination bv
the was a clear violation of that Order, and puts the U.S. and CIA oJ
ofLe^ L ^ terrorists, while undermining the hard work and sacrifices that honest CIA
officers have made to fight this scourge and save lives.
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INCIDENT 3 - CIA (uul t/.i, (jovcnintcnt Advance IVaming of the IsKaeii bombing of PL,0
Headquarters in Tunis in 1985
In February, 1985, the Government of Tunisia advised the CIA it had acquired information
from the PLO that Israel was planning an attack on PLO Headquarters in Tunis, and that
the objective was to kill Yasir Arafat and other senior PLO officials. This information was
passed to CIA Headquarters, which responded they had no knowledge of any such attack
and needed additional information. The Tunisian Government could or would not provide
additional information although they stressed the information was very reliable. When PLO
Headquarters was later bombed by Israel in 1985, the Tunisian Government was very upset
by the death of many Tunisians in the bombing and accused the CIA and the U.S.
Government of complicity in the attack. This was denied by the U.S. Government.
INCIDENT 4 - CIA Gun Running to Tran eoes back to 1981
Since at least 1981, a worldwide network of "free standing" (e.g. no direct U.S. Government
ties) companies, including airlines, aviation and military spare parts suppliers, and trading
companies, has been utilized by the CIA and the U.S. Government to illegally ship arms and
military spare parts to Iran and to the Contras. These companies were set up with the
approval and knowledge of senior CIA officials and other senior U.S. Government officials
and staffed primarily by ex*ClA, ex-FBI, and ex-military officers.
The companies include Aero Systems, Inc. of Miami, FL; Arrow Air; Aero Systems Pvt. Ltd.
of Singapore; Hierax of Hong Kong; Pan Aviation in Miami, FL; Merex in North Carolina;
Sur International; St. Lucia Airways; Global International Airways; International Air Tours
of Nigeria; Continental Shelf Explorations, Inc., Jupiter, FL; Varicon, Inc.; Dane Aviation
Supply, Miami, FL; and others, such as Parvus, Safir, International Trading and Investment
Guaranty Carp. Ltd. and Information Security International Inc.
Through these mechanisms, staffed by ex-intelligence and military officers, the
Administration and the CIA have been able to circumvent and ignore the legal intelligence
mechanisms, and Congressional oversight. C-130, F-4, TOWS, and Hawk missile parts were
shipped to Iran in violation of the arms embargo and a variety of mechanisms were used,
including International Air Tours of Nigeria In August and September, 1985; Arrow Air in
November, 1985, and Global International and Pan Aviation and others going back to 1981.
A U.S. Customs report dated 20 September 1985 reveals that senior officials lied to
Congress about the use of Sur International to ship arms to Iran in August and September
1985, when the carrier actually used was International Air Tours of Nigeria, a free standing
CIA proprietary used from 1981 onwards. The aircraft used by Air Tours were B-70Ts and
may later have been transferred to the Air Lingus inventory to conceal the fact that they had
been used for arms trafficking prior to 1985.
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John Murphy m April 1981 negotiated a contract between Aero Systems, Inc., a Miami-
based aviation supply company; Air Lingus, and Iran (Iran Air and the Ministry of Defense)
for shipments from U,S. military bases to Brussels and then Iran (Tehran and/or Bandar
Abbas). Shipments began on a regular basis in the Spring of 1981 with Murphy leaving Air
Ungus to run the operation from the London offices of Aero Systems, Inc., owned by
George Batchelder. Murphy is currently employed by Aero Systems, Inc. in Singapore. CIA
involvement and knowledge of the shipments goes back to that period with James C
former CIA Air Branch Chief and Air America CEO, playing a major role in organizing the
companies and shipments.
TOW missiles from the U.S., Israel, and Reforger stocks in West Germany, and possibly
from Portugal and Spain were also shipped to Iran, or to Israel to replace Israeli TOWS sent
to Iran.
The investigation of the December 5, 1985 Arrow Air crash at Gander, Newfoundland, was
covered up by CIA, FBI, White House and military officials because the plane was a CIA-
owned proprietary that had been used previously to cany arms to Iran and the Contras, and
because the plane was carrying arms in violation of FAA and DOD regulations that prohibit
hipments on passenger aircraft. The 260 page FBI report and annexes have been classified
and the investigation report quashed by order of senior U.S. Government officials. The
Canadian Government Aviation Board investigation has also been quashed under pressure
from senior U.S. officials. 248 U.S. servicemen are dead, and Islamic Jihad claims credit for
bombing the aircraft because the VS* Government reneged on secret promises to make
large arms deliveries to Iran.
The FBI, from a sensitive source, had conclusive proof in September, 1985, that CIA, Israel,
and the White House were illegally shipping arms to Iran using free-standing proprietaries,
and later CIA-owned cargo airline proprietaries. The FBI did nothing to investigate or
prosecute these violations of law, or to inform the Attorney General or the Congressional
oversight committees of its findings.
The FBI continued to receive detailed and very accurate intelligence on the arms shipments
through the end of 1986, and shared this reporting with CIA. Senior CIA officiab told FBI
to suppress this reporting. The FBI also accurately collected information on the McFarland
visit to Tehran in May, 1986.
Mr. Hemmings was unwitting in 1985 of the extent of the conspiracy to illegally ship arms,
and was directed by his.superiors not to pursue this case or encourage the FBI to publish its
reporting in community-wide intelligence reports.
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when eveiv officer wn« neu *"®’ which was contrary to CIA policy during Watergate,
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1987, Mr. Hemmings became aware that very senior White
an ^ LA officials including DCI William Casey were directing **activc measures'*
agamst foreign terrorist groups, including assassination and kidnapping. When these
Rhemes were sent to the working level in Near East and South Asia Division and the
ouiucrtcrrorist Center of CIA, there was shock and dismay among some officers because
t^ey knew the policy was illegal and would invite terrorist reprisals, and because they knew
they would be liable for criminal prosecution or other sanctions if they became involved in
such an operation. One such operation was planned and then aborted in 1986 after some
senior officials and the General Counsel objected to Casey’s directives, as transmitted
through Dewey Clarridge, and after a friendly NATO ally withdrew from the operation after
gauging the political risk too high. One target of such an operation was the 15 May Arab
terrorist group.
Mr. Hemmings has teamed after his retirement that Special Operations Command of the
Office of International Security Affairs (ISA) in the Department of Defense, under General
Vaught, in conjunction with DCI Casey established a special CIA-controlled commando unit
within the Department of Defense that would allow CIA to mount such operations outside
of close Congressional oversight. This unit, much like Delta Force, had CIA technical and
intelligence support, and allegedly conducted operations in the Middle East, particularly
Lebanon, in the 1980’s. If true, as it appears, this activity is clearly illegal and outside CIA’s
charter.
INCIDENT 6 - Placement of CIA and U.S. Government Disinformation in the U.S, Media
Mr. Hemmings notes two very blatant instances of the U.S. Government and CIA
encouraging or allowing CIA generated news stories to get full play in the U.S. media, a
violation of law and an activity which denies the American people their right to a free press
and the truth.
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Embassy in Rome and offered v,»r« . ® male "walked intn- ,k- irc
Muammar Qadhafi to assassinate TrS™ B ' “““'8'"“ about plans ^ Ubyan lea^;
blow up key government buildings in wlhin^onf D.c'’ a"'^ “
The crux of this ni 3 n*s
^^rists who had been directeiToi^^ five-man Libyan "hit team" of
The man s bona fides were checked hv rra carry out these attacks.
Because of the time sensitive nature nf tL *yf^ information he premded.
the White House, Secret Service Lmli he described and its gravity, OA alerted
information with over 50 foreion ' » 8*’®tton, Customs, and FBI, and shared the
disseminated stories worldwide The CIA propaganda network also
to the U.S. media exolainino xuh threats, and stories were leaked in Washington
barricades were being erected^in w security precautions, protection, and
reaction helped convince the U <? n hr S'"®®* expense. The near-hysterical U.S.
peu convince the U.S. public and the world at large of Qadhafi's evil intentions.
believing that "it ii^ didn^r^*^’ persevered in researching the source’s story and background,
offiS; fel^ns^rfc^^ meanwhile, the CIA chief fnd the
reliability the accuracy ofhfs thread reputatioiis on the source’s
locate the I ihvan "h-. t ^ ’ f*"^**^*/^® Secret Service, exasperated by CIA’s inability to
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The second incident occurred in the same period, again in Italy. It concerned the
assassination attempt against the Pope in Vatican Square. The Turkish assassin, a psychotic,
had (circumstantial evidence showed) some contact with Bulgarian officials in Bulgaria and
Italy, and research indicated some of these indMduals had intelligence connections.
However, there was no hard evidence that the KGB or the Bulgarian DS had recruited,
trained, planned, or otherwise supported the attempt in any way. Nevertheless, CIA and the
U.S. media were strongly encouraged to tell the world that the "Evil Empire" and the KGB,
were behind the "plot". A great deal of pre-prepared propaganda was placed in the world
press, and much of it, of course, was replayed in the U.S. media.
Unfortunately, the CIA Chief of Station in Rome, who knew the facts, apparently disagreed
with the political slant of the propaganda, and gave a press conference in which he flatly
stated there was no proof of KGB or DS complicity in the assassination attempt. This
report was met with dismay and anger by the \VTtite House, which ordered his recall and
dismissal. Intervention by senior CIA officials prevented his firing on the spot but this
officer s career went down the tubes as a result of his objective analysis of the facts.
The worldwide media campaign continued, and the American public probably still believes
that the KGB or DS did it. The March 1990 surfacing of a KGB defector, Semydov, who
stated he learned in Warsaw in 1980 that the KGB wanted to "get close to the Pope"
appears to be a belated attempt to justify the earlier charge of KGB complicity, Semydov's
intellectual "jump** from getting **close to the Pope* to IdlUng him seems farfetched, especially
after he and the CIA waited ten years to make the charge. Mr. Hemmings is very anti*
Communist and docs not doubt that the KGB and DS could have killed the Pope had they
wanted to, probably in waj^ that no one could ever prove. The main point is that the Ultra-
/^o Right in the Reagan Administration saw this as an opportunity to heat up the propaganda
finH A vir ^ ^ jii _
media coverage in the U.S., and to let Congress play a greater role in overseeing what
propaganda themes are played, where, and to what extent they are based on truth and in
our country’s best long term interest, and particularl>' to what extent they would taint the
U.S. media if played abroad
In truth, American values and interest would be best served staying as close to truth as
possible in all our dealings and media efforts, and to avoid the hysterical polemics and the
speculative ideological fanaticism that has so long characterized the U.S. view of the Soviets,
Communism, and the radical Third World,
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We do not need indirect or direct Government manipulation of the U.S. media to the extent
that It now occurs, and we shall lose all balanced new coverage if the oresert t-eVrf.
continue. Concentration of media ownership in fewer and fewer hands, in the han^ of
^cial interest groups, or corporate interests is a real threat to the free flow of informa^ o-
th^ ta w"'“ “''“I °f ">« powers thai be, or inirmcal w
Mraurair no “• a ‘ “P'"' '■"“ “•’are diversity and dissent ar“
IntelIigeL’/^l42K “Vtt “r™'"'-
B Muvisoiy Board, and the CIA have far too much power in this area.
INCIDENT 7 - NATO Arms Pilfering from Reforger and U.S. stocks
^kpites to w™te?n '^'''•'OAJS arms have disappeared from
military political and intelligence officiS. ^ ^ knowledge and approval of senior U.S.
Ba« to shipments from Ramsteto
from Israel to Iran in WSS^tt replenish Hawk and TOW niissiles shipped
A
INCIDENT 8 - CIA Loss of Six Agents in Iran in 1986-88
FOR UNKNOWN REASONS BUT PRORAnr v t tviirk-r-.
WHITE HOUSE’S INVOLVEMENT IN
DURING THE period 1986 - 1988 J^PRISONED (OR WORSE)
conflrmation). One particular case involved the arre^rand" I? m Pmt for
after he was negligently turned over to the intelligence servi ® execution of a source
I98& OA senior oTmersf^pSlSto to
Committee, refuse to take these losses seriously or to K^ot th, S
NATO service, or by^former oIHc^m SnV XlrT^^
INCIDENT 9 - Drug TYflfficking
John Hull, a CIA-conncctcd American rancher in Co^ta p ma w t..
country for his role in the attempted assassination of fnrm#.r r indicted in that
Former CIA Station Chief Joseph'^fSnan^ leader Eden Pastor,
caused the death or maiming of a number of journalist. ^ attempt which
j
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Hull, is also due to be indicted in the U.S., it appears for fraud connected with the misuse
of $500,000 of AID development funding given to him to develop the ranch and timber mill,
but was used instead to construct an illegal Contra training camp, in violation of the Boland
Amendment,
Hull is also reportedly tied to the Cali cartel in Columbia, General Noriega, and others
invo ved in shipping narcotics back into the U.S. on cargo aircraft used to transport illegal
AR “s medical supplies. These shipments originated from Mena,
nrr»* ’ Tcxas, and Washington state. The airlines used were free standing airline
^ ‘O Iran. Columbian crews were
INCIDENT 10 - Vie Death of DEA Agent Hugo Spadofora
d«“(S’rtS°[“!he U s'j®'”' ' ■ ‘“'““fully arranged the arreal and
tieSork rclntSf a”'*' • »'“> had links to the CLA-Contra
and his body dismembered* bv°Pa lf®bsferred Co Panama, and then killed
Govetnmen.\a“ ;o^^^^^ U-S-
this crime. S nd bring to justice the individuals guilty of
INCIDENT 11 - Perjury and Cover-up
fd -fBcidng
they knew nothing of the White Tc » r ^ pcijured themselves by testifying
is aWle evidenci l. th^'‘Ss
such access without explanation. ® agencies refused to grant
a'nSX&‘s:' ■“ ~ ""
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at they are not telling us about IRAQ’S INVAST
INFORMATION RELEASE NO. 2
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Making a Case for Truly Independent Oversight of CIA
NSC AND CIA GUN RUNNING AND THE SUBSEQUENT
COVER UP AND PERJURY
+++ ++++ 4 .*. Complicity in Iran Contra
+ + + + + + + •+• + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Bruce Hemmings is a retired senior CIA Clandestine
served his country honorably from 1967 as
anH Officer and Viet Nam veteran until his discharge in 1971,
nnri c ^ operations officer in the Middle East/North Africa
_ Asia. Eleven of his 17 years with the Agency were spent
i^osponsible managerial positions, Mr. Hemmings was awarded
\inrir ® P^ost^uious Intelligence Commendation Medal in 1985 for
on ina. He left the Agency in September 1988 after serving
i A Tr ..
his
positions on Iranian/Iraqi affairs, North
p . . was a voluntary witnes for two Senate
^ investigating corruption in CIA and the Iran/Contra affair
. ^over up. since April 1987, he has been subjected to
out, write, or reveal the illegal and
= 1 certain senior Government officials and ex
w . 6 following summary analyzes the issues he raised and
wBo ,->,^1 methods used to prevent him and other officer
ri«? I rvFoi 1 ^ prevasive influence of the Enterprise within the
us intelligence community.
+ + + + + + + + + + ++ + + + + + + + + + + + ^-j^ + -i.
s
^ vjiiiikti,* 11 X U jf •
Nemmings, a loving father of three sons, has
or Mad any regular communication with them since March
not worked full time in the private sector since April
not
1989
1989
een them
He has
This is
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4'''k
I also learned
Iran was locat
were
Incident I : l was assigned to Iranian Operations in Lanqlev Headauart
^ dStv";L'??“r‘’r ■!??• ov„s„s. Upon rIpoJtJ" ?o?
was no Presidential Finding for Iran ( six years after the franfan
Revolution) and no apparent policy, and secondly that CIA had conclusi
evidence the Thatcher Government in Britain had been covertly se??ino
or looking the other way when others sold arms to Iran? ®
the largest Iranian Military Procurement Office outside
in London, and that London Station and CIA Headquarters w
involved in joint activities with the British SIS in Iran and the
region. George Cave was an ever present figure in my branch and in ^
discussions in the Neareast Division Front Office.
By mid September 1985, i was deeply involved myself in a
?aserSith security services, and llso handling
BI began in September 1985 to produce high quality intelUgenL on
U.S. arms shipments to Iran, including data on the September 13 , and
November 25th shipments, the February shipment, and the Mcfarland visit
«AT THEY ARE NOT TELLING US ABOUT TRftQ-S INVASION
fHAl Qp KUWAIT I
y
y
and
and
to Tehran with
o_oi^
Twett.pr| ■ Both officers would be deeply involved
Iran, with Tve t ten
ijllileF
his nepu
in the shipments to
udv Enders ,
\
purchases and shipments #
Secord and North.
y.t-
'h/
SOG would locate aircraft, arrange arms
and coordinate the activity through Twetten with
November 1985, "free standing proprietary airlines were used,
such as Arrow Air, St. Lucia, Sur International and others. However,
by design or by an error, the 25 November Hawk shipment (18 Hawks, via
Israel) was done on Arrow Air, arra
at the request of
but
0
standing proprietary used since 1981
authorized "official CIA'
huge blunder , because it deomonstrated
before November 1985 in the shipments.
— Joliii_Hai:Malia-D to r esign and
Linking Arrow Air, a free
to ship arms to iran for an
flight, in retrospect, seems to have been a
that CIA had been involved long
This flap was enough to prompt
n was
u
member of the Ole Boy Network
/ .
a lso
ed bv Rober
and
the officers
/horn Casey had personally selected to run his arms trafficking and
counterterrorism operations in the Middle East, and to coordinate these
activities with the British, Israelis, and others were alll moved up,
rather than out , when the Congressional investigation of Iran Contra
got underway. Only the most visible officers were asked
to leave, among them Alan Piers, Chief of the Central American Task Forc«
Joseph Fernandez (for perjury), Dewey Claridge (then Chief of the
Counterterrorist Center) and a few others. Fiers assistant, Louis Dupart
was sent to the House Sub Committee on Intelligence to oversee enforcome'
of the Boland Amendment, a great twist since he had only recently been
arranging shipments to the Contras in violation of that Amendment. Fiers
was given a secret "parachute" contract and went to work for WR Grace
Company for a large salary, while Claridge was compensated with a Vice
residency at General Dynamics Corp.
Other officers died. DCI Casey of a brain tunumor, it is said.
The Iran Branch secreta^y^wa^^^tr^n^ferred^^^ unknown^ in*^Apri 1
1987 when it appeared Senate investigators might want to talk to her.
Another annuitant, Ruth A...., retired and is afraid to speak out. FBI
Headquarters officer William Hart has worked at CIA ever since, protecte
from prosecution by CIA and from his old colleagues at FBI. Another FBI
officer, v^ho handled v/ith me, the sensitive case producing high quality
intelligence was transferred to Maimi within weeks of the April/May
1987 Senate Confirmation Hearings for Judge William Webster .
Who was "in the loop", i.e.., the small group within CIA set up
by Casey, North, McFarland and Poindexter to work with North
and Secord and the Enterprise ? The list is short : Twetten, Jack Devine
Dunn, Claridge*, Enders, George Cave, Norm Gardner, Claire George, and
some of their trusted subordinates. The large majority of ciA officers,
including me, were not informed because the operation was compartmented ,
and because they all knew it was illegal.
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Hewing judge Webster -o
Moerjo n,. I itpr *^oveinber 1986 '’-^- --
Cotigr«Balotiii L acrutinv / ■ testi^o-;-
>->'iCI , David Boron «-pnf u^u being untrue] , s=-
in writing. Wobst;r ?n b? ^ ^
P«^obably .cnown abou; response, f:,
Iran Contra m Februa-v •==-
Tbfi truth Is vast 11 / ai/rr
politics, and rovealiia till shrouded -- rv
3 od my family, it L this^^*^ truth has cost r.a -y
)
private airlines^and »f began in earnest i.-.
connected to CIA, the Nsr^ standing proprietaries
There were montbi 3 *^«^/or the Dept, of Ce
ment. Even Air lights of TOWS, Hawics , anso
bam and Aero Svstems^p'^^® • -’^-r
aircraft engineftriS^w"" Batchelder
guilt in court- in 1981
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UUUU^A^ on JDGcemhptK 1 P 1 noc
Aviation :>.a FB: s- . irV rrvi
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'iri-
"•*
*
^ ^ ^ — i * < ^ ^ zr ““
1 f led -
on
5 1 S 1 1
th? Branch had intel-'c =
the Lebanese and Israeli press, Tel Aviv S‘-a-’o-~
5 ar. conclusive
EnLrs flight arranged by North: S^
TsJaeft' aircraft from a Miami based
Israeli or Columbian crew. The 96 TOW miss’ ^es --
were unloaded in Tehran, but fell into the*^---'-*
Guard rather than the Rafsanjani faction.
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a r
13
- - 1 onar
he
^This source continued to report to
information on deliveries in November and Februa
made sure this was never dissecminated bv a fev
level (Twetten to Ravel).
ran was a too u r prio
^FBI . Jt^
Judge Webster swears he did not know
art knew, t/e are told, _and a few
rivatel
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T' they are not telling us about IRAQ'S INVASION
"■'^***'* "rm ■
• ’ ■
T t *-•
In April 1987, i mad
ruined my career and destrnvl^^^^^^" condemned me to oblivior
aestroyed my family.
LlTglT,\l C?rand'vicr?«s?f
Tvetten and President of Varicon Inc,
oach by V/illiam IS.
Twetten and GeneraT Cour«7 t a Ray Cline company
a niemorandum for thp David Doughterty ordered me to write
there had been a coord* ^rmation Hearing that would addresfi if
on arms deliveries in CIA/FBI cover up of the FBI information
I was ordered bv Twpti- 1986. i was given 15 minutes to writt-
en and to delete ^IL
o^-r^ 4 -u^.._ ^ ," ■ rTTTi Iiniii I I n r ^ ^Ibert Hakim. Ted Shacklev . other d elivii*"
J y
had inadve
las
M
Lven t o Twettei^
octored ve
left the CIA.
tead, it wa
18 days
with
T we 1 1 e.
o
u*-
**ir
r.
at tention * Neither committee paid any
without anv Vi Jq Webster was allowed to walk through the hearings,
in the nnvot- <Iuestions about his personal knowledge and compllci^"^
iroseLtHL''^ agreement not to investigate or
^ government officials during the 1985 1986 period -
^98Q*^m?ni^f memo surface^d in my security file in August
to Tw<ati-oi^ * .eading, date, and signature line. It had been addres
qepT fp 1 *T ^ cannot expalin this* I was shown the text by the
Cl (Paul Joyal) on 25 October 1989,, It is the original text.
written was probably 8 April 1987, although I
foam ^ ^ spoke to a FIVE MAN FBI investigative
weeks later ^<3psn<ient Counsel on 18 April. i remmeber talking to then
7
2 0
IN
was
CIA Division staff meetings, we were told by Ti/etten that th
cooperating with the investigation but would not divulge an
G Ago ncy
- __,_lge any cases,
case officer names, etc. unless compelled toe. This worked, because not
one officer or secretary from Iran Branch was ever questioned exceot
Cave, Devine, and me.
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w
So, what kind of Director has Webstar been ? I think there is a
99 per cent chance he committed perjury in his Hearings in 198.7.
I know from talks with many CIA and FBI officers that he was
severly criticized at FBI for his lack of involvement in FBI oroaramc;
(except EEO), his late arrivals and early deoartures frpm _
of all, for his vindictive attitude
one secretary to nervous exhaustion
a scapegoat at every staff meeting,
subordinates. At CIA, he showed up
staff,^ Rumor says that four of
. . - remains). He was not allowed to take th«
traditional tour of overseas stations and foreign intelligence servic#^=
for over a year, because it was feared he would make a gaff, when he dir
go, he quicJcl>^ confirmed everyones worst fears : by compromising a
clandestine CIA radio station in Afghanistan to the Pakistanis, and
by compromising a sensitive nuclear source in a Latin American country
In this incident, the outraged COS threw his hand over Webster's raoLH-H*
to stop him from talking in front of tjie Latino intelligence officer/
chauffeur .
ly departures from work, and most
towards his subordinates. He drove
but did not seem to care* He chose
and ignored the advice of his
th five or six officers as his per^
these failed their polygraphs and had to'
1
Gntxon i f on ^
without any t. tVebstei ^ ^
in ^-v, hard aue«?fi’« ^1
Proselute°'^anv“P thrFBr"s°“"
""y government offLialrd
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L^iLCont
Comm
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A doctored
1989 minus
•'•**4UO
to Twetten
( Paul
memo surfano/^
date? -s
The 'ciA cannof
"oyai) on 25 Oct^Tr^l^s
-wt.w. 5 jer 198
The exact date it
remember 21 April t ^^^tten was p
team ^v- — P 11. I am told i spok
remember 21 April
leam trom the IndpenaeTt
veeks later.
v/as
one
CIA Division staff
cooperating wi
officer names, etc
Officer or
Devine, and me.
ings/ vg w©
investigatioi
compel
Iran Bra
Of Di
- --..t chance he Webst«
Lv^J' with man
(except EEO), his la
all, for his vindi o*-
one secretary lo attitude
f“P°fdinates?\t
. Rumor
e.(oniy
ftionai tour
a
tn -''*vc attitude
staff meeting,
that^J up u
Of these
sman rema
, s station
conflrmo/^^^ fear
. — CIA. ®veryones
In th"P'^°"'ising a senslfe?*^°" *^gi
■ hlm^r®"*=' the outrLTi®®^ ‘
h^» from talicinff'^II^COS^ti
90/ he quiciclS
Clandestine CIA-
to
chauffeur.
WHAT THEY ARE NOT TELLING US ABOUT IRAQ
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In April 1987/ I made two "mistakes" that condei
ruined my career and destroyed my family.
I reported a commercial espionage recruitment ap
Mulligan/ ex CIA and Vice President of Varicon I
Twetten and General Counsel David Doughterty ord
a memorandum for the Confirmation Hearing that v)
there had been a coordinated CIA/FBI cover up of
on arms deliveries in 1985 and 1986. I was given
I was ordered by Twette n and Tran Branch chief
jI^an_^ContraComn^iJ^^eeor^^ Neither c
attention to it, and Webstei^was'^^Towed to walk
without any hard questions about his personal kn<
in the cover up and the FBI’s covert agreement n<
prosecute any government officials during the 19l
A doctored
1989 minus
to Twetten
( Paul
copy of my memo surface^d in my securi
.the heading, date, and signature line
The CIA cannot expalin this. I was s
Joyal) on 25 October 1989., It is the
The exact date it was written was probably 8 Apri
remember 21 April. I am told I spoke to a FIVE
team from the Indpendent Counsel on 18 April. I r
weeks later. .
IN CIA Division staff meetings, wo were told by T
was cooperating with the investigation but would
case officer names, etc. unless compelled to*;. Th
one officer or secretary from Iran Branch was eve
Cave, Devine, and me.
So, what kind of Director has Webstqr .been ? I tl
99 per cent chance he committed perjury in his Heii
I know from talks with many CIA and FBI officers t
severly criticized at FBI for his lack of involven
(except EEO), his late arrivals and early departur
of all* “f nir ViTc TTinr? ■t r'-f* T Tro a i* 4-it-.ndi3 towards his su
OF KUWAIT !
S INVASION
y
y
/
For over two years Woh.=<-
House Chief of Staff John^Simn^ ^ thread as director, with White
post that Webster was ooinrr *- ^®9ularly floating articles in the
Lilley (CIA) would take hi Brent Crowcroft or Ambassador
place, with Webster going to the Supreme Cour
and hon 4-
Supreme court, then ^ mindedness are perequisites for the
, IS best that Judge Webster go into retirement.
consider ^ personal support of liberals who
and Operati^s llll technocrat who can keep the wild spooks
onaliv under control .^^- Kathrvn f;raViam nf Via
_ , t.ivp r>r»gfiih1_&
rr." '"*** Nixon gann . Her speech at CIA Hqs ,
suonr>r<- three page interview of 3 November 1989, and Boren’s
support have kept him in there, by a thread still.
successful ? No. Iran was an intelligence failure. Iraq is
worse. A n h as sArfnr o,,
M
^ ^ Bud Glasoig nevex
Can it be that the US Ambassador to Iraq did not know
the Iraqis intended to invade Kuwait ? That her CIA Station chief
1 not tell her ? Or that CIA analysts just blew it ? Or worse# the
<;r'iana'r'irs t — * — j .* . -
scenario called for an Iraqi invasion
fanatical tyrant whom we and the NATO
best chemical and missile and nuclear
and suddenyl we are surprised when he
surprising that West Germany# a major
countries, will not help finance the Multi National Force
Certainly, here is a bully and
allies and lets armed with the
technology^ c'ou Id buy for 11 years,
uses it against us ? Is it
supplier of this technologfy to Ar
^as the world forgotten so quickly that Bill Casey helped arm Iraq,
ed him the reconnaissance photos
positions, put together the deal
pipeline from Aqaba# Jordan into
and Syrian interference, or that
working on Iraq during all those
prov
about the Iranian war p^ans and
with Bruce Rapport to build an oil
Iraq to circumvent Iranian attack!
CIA had less than half a dozen epeople
years ???
s
And what about the other senior officers who survived the Conoressi(
investigation : Dunn# Twetten# Gardner# and the officers below them who
protected their roles like fiaflilNyhus, Glenn Crispell, Frank Lane, VUlliar
Donnelly# and George Owen.
In the name of protecting each other and the institution# and cover
up gross corruption# they have destroyed an entire family# subverted the
truth, the courts# the inspection process, and the rights of every
present and future employ^ who finds themselves faced by a corrupt boss
Does our country need an Agency that is politicized# full
of nepotism and baaed on an ole Boy Network that encourages corruption
rather than integrity? Do we want a CIA in the media# in liaison with t
KGB# in our private lives ?
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rs, political avptivitits, and others
Keer silent or ve will drestroy you.
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hev shir:< the spotlight and any individual
^ the institution/ tainting every
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— -av a^e the aroup that is
-V =-= ar-d' outside CIA. They are mostly Right
-7; 7 ;: Vil- f.r.d . =1* Of Deocr.ts, mercenar.es,, ex^offr-
ccccr-.ir.isrs vrrhic rhe group.. They 9” ®'tSevlslon net
-Vg,,. ~vr. airlines, they own national
I.-' *“t“--“ -h -^= s»ver. video documentary companies of
dc'not give a da^^zm about trhe law or
’ * n • .Cr -nh-es- o- the oversight committees except as
- ;:.t,.n:id h.d inniooulated and lied to. They abhor
nia-- '»»>yAv d“a'' in innuendo and char«ater . „
t.-e oa-v-es*. ,^hhr -he incomplete thought and sentence
and Pler.tea stories, ^augl
g
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the
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they burr, ar.o s„*e- ---=-
have gaurar.tee
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laroe US corporations.
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thev vil'*
the . Government and ^ the
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11 taXs overiuiA *•' ^ j*'' -.nH ti-ipv will cu
.-Id cu*tir .3 off dissent, free ^feech, ® means more power
,.ld. -- ^^rorthriTb-^ and then diverted
They stole ScuO ripping off America at a rate
.ley die ,.r; 4 -Vi Hrnns; from
l» ru
c money- ^ ”hev are ripp-Lny w^i. T"r'l
our '^bev - "hooded our country ^ y
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i Vr. panama, and -Ini^^hey ruin their detractors and
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cr, i-hev will blacltmail you
,t .a«r'fn =v children und
,e.is. '■•!'f 4 '-f SUith '
'oial security anu
r.-,- «» They have threatened to more than one
the end, they may Lerica. If you don' ;t think so, 1
Hedilpeoole are destroying ^3 / at the mentally ill turned into
^e'^lriets, at the drugs ‘JJ® a medical care system that is
„;t„«rifeior8 and low pro<3'»<=^^''^^U.,rLce or care for our poorer citizen
iblSr^rieavih, UJ .ilHduy^r,y^^
never be a nartin ^
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ure nothing is printed or televised that reveals anythlna
They place their cronies and the weak on the CongressiS
so they can be manipulated. When an odd Congressman
they ensure he is deifeated in the next election,
the Federal and state courts, anything that works,
ab
staffs
?s them.
■ii > >".
use the IRS, uuc rcucLaj. ana state courts, anything tha
the money and power flow to them. They reward greed and
"ishonesty. They punish or isolate the upright.
to
the 1980 election and kept our Embassy hostages in soilitary
confinement for another five months so they could be sure of winning.
They wrap themslves in the flag and preach to us about our
country# our national interests, aboutf dying for our country.
o
So
a
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They are the same people who gave us Viet Nam, Watergate, Iran
Contra, Angola# South African diamonds and gold, and betrayed the
Meos, Vietnamese# Kurds, Angolans# Iranians# Israelis, and Contras.
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Thev a
a false
Nation ,
103
"pragmatists" of the 20th century, with no hea
nalism that is closer to Fascism. The KKK, The
. . . _ . . , _ k. Orarslr and
the
na t i ona X JL oAu i,,jLfcciv —
the P2# Direct Action# the Nugen Hand Bank,
svmbols of their handiwork.
rt and
Aryan
Pan Am
They have allies ; the Mafia, La Rouche, the Communists, the Ultr
Right. Anyone who will pay, or allow themselves to be used. They
abhor Jeffersonian democracy because they do not trust
3/,
cl
, * T -F 4 Thev can be purged from the
They are people. They can be ^'^®'^tified. T y^^^^
Government, and we ought to s money to protect their oil
WW III if we let them, to ^^ve made us a nation of
interests, not our national ""terest. They na
nilitaristrs and mercenaries, too broke to pay
• ^
At the heed of the US^ rtirth^ klnd'of veorld ve vent,
r, rs'';h?r«e%rstrvS! r„^ut apathy ,
a. ronaressional oversight. We do not need a
we need a CIA under strict Cong i society and
monolithic secret organization tha defense and intellige
others. Where is the healthy media and the government ?
communities and the ""^ress, between ^the^ne being ignore
Bweteen feocrat and Eepubl ^^^^^jin^cion and Kidnapping being changed
And laws on habeas ^
wUhout debate and dissent ?
Why
UlXJW'
ninaa, RnYJ i! >> when are
trust and hold public u,roke, and that -
truth : that Anmerica i century against our Japanese, German
if we are to survive the 21st^ Order, have we alread
and soviet competitors
the others still allowed to betray their
When are these men going to tell us th
we must got back to work
t centuj-r «a-inst our Japanese, German, Chi
ir wc .itors in the New World Order, have we already
se, and Soviet competitors. I faltering borrowing
forsaken peace for another
economy . . *. 4 re telling the truth, is a small flea. A mi
one man, seeking J I do not want my 19 year old son dyinc
ion can change the or Iraqi sand hiH; These peoole . sent
from nerve 8|%i" ^U«lculeti end bring the Nation
them there. Before they m
ie stfiiw
WHAT THEY ARE NOT TELLING US ABOUT
OF KUWAIT !
IRAQ'S INVASION
Operations
In 1985, he was awarded the CIA ■ S^oresf • South Asia.
Commendation Medal. From September^! Intelligence
Mr. Hemmings worked at ora ho=.,i 1985 to late November 1986,
affairs, which included monitorina^the^ Iranian
Soviet activities in the rertinr. ^ the status of the Iran Iraq War,
and relationships with other Per trafficking to Iran and Iraq,
and other Arab ItaJee? ?Se PL^
«=i./ tne PLO, and Arab terrorist groups
03p:trJMer?fleypti‘f„°\,‘? = - »3"«"i"g3 vorkod as
the Egyptian Intermedi d CIA, closely monitoring
that, under President Mubarav^^ Missile (IRBM) program
Ghazala, was successfuiiv f^'^.then Minister of Defense Abu
heavier payload IRMB’s based on°the%^"^ testing extended range and
Argentinian Condor li desKn Soviet SCUD B design and the
by Saudi Arabia and Iraq ^ Program was being covertly funded
Iraqi Chemical and Missile
Warfare Capabilities
soldiers and^saiiors^ii?o^the°PG^s^ ordered almost 250,000 American
stop what is Clearly a cLl ^ Saudi Arabia to
against his smaller and weaker / ^^gression by Saddam Hussein
combination of military powe^anJ . neighbor , Kuwa i t . A
on Saddam, in hopes he wii? Pressure is being brought
this rapid and tough respond ^s warr.n?^^-®"' told
American lives, property, supDort on a to protect
the West's and Japan's major sources'^of safeguard
IS at stake, and the risk of sparkina a maV ^ great deal
has grown daily since us and other aiHoa 1°^ ">Hitary confrontation
the Saudi oil fields and the Sau/i regime P"°tect
in garnering world, UN, and even qnvi'of ^ diplomatic succos«?
force Saddam to his knees. Like Viet effort to
in the sense that our trooos ar^i ^P^^i^iotic, The die is ozic 4 .
Iraqis. How we got into this sihn^?° eyeball to eyeball with the ^ '
=3 the Politicifne, J^eUige^J^se^vL^r u-®" fotgSt^e®
tbr^Jer”coJ?.r fJof
invade KuiaU a„d'?S«?e"„"
^ P^ace ,
Space Research International
and Gerald Bull
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A and the Department of Defense were inJ 1960's, offi
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n to plaVce a payload in orbif \i- large artillo
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gun to plaice a' payloarirorblt'a^^o^ large' nrtillojy^^''^
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nuclear, conventional, or nuclear „ k'' to do
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a system wa
orac^7^f’^t Canadian artillery
t^racM^ft e^pneering solutions
showed interest Israel
. ^^it.erest in the proieri-
ecurity Council and CIA/DOD a
locaferf7? ' Space Re
inco^poratfon^^^ US/Cana
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3nd ballistics expe
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A team of SCi pn»- i C>T„ ai Lil l\' mri Rr.<;cn r,^Vi
was dubbed Project Harp. Fo>-.«-^- ' _*^tc . was assembled. The effort
r mer
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oping and testing at"a "Rr Wi I" I?' * Project succeeded in
gun that could fire a^rockef ^ Antigua test range a 172 foot
down range for hundreds of miles^^The orbit, or
war in Laos, Cambddia, and m ™ application of this gun to the
Nixon Administration placed 0 ^ 1 ^"'^^''''?''"^® interest the
early 70's. However, th^rao^ri oJf in the late 60 ■ s and
the need for such a gun. Its cLm^!^i?!f Communists ended
limited, given the inv^^^enT^^J Ju^^^ r^Set^r^^
Carter Administration instead looked^at^the'^^ ended, and the
light, when they found it was company in a different
a free atanding’^propr?eJary le eM^ JbI as
and shells to South Africa, in violation nf nuclear capable howit
Africa and the Hughes Ryan Amendment which had7nf South
overt support to Holden Robewto and JonafsaJfmb?^
fighting Agosiinho Neto's cuban/soviet suppo^iS mpt
South African military logistic a^fartn/^^'^'^^ """^ola.
The US arms were purchased in the us hv ^ ^^^mery support.
support of the NSC/white House during the^Ni5nn%^^7^ ' tacit
usfr^^Mar-^^T? Africa via A^Uguf
rolnnel John Pian,^. attached to CIA set un
^onnection'betw^en SoTlh Africa and BuU ?rSdeL
Carter Adminsitration indicted xtuKau involved. When the
arms trafficking, Clancy, ciA, Kissinae? 7.^"^ illegal
approval of this illegal activity, and the thre^ Pleaded no knowledge or
fr " s-iojfa!or:uM:
Tr^« C prison. His son, former Armv Tnfo^V- months
Jon Gregory, now works as Vice President for CoLoJate officer
Ages corp,, Barre, Vt . , and was embittered by ciA and DOD
V- A bevies.
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coply involved in the eovort .urns t,r',n«r'‘"
.11 ms tr-msforn to South Afrien.
assassinated &y five (jumhorJ'** ?n * •*’ ' Unlyinm, where he
stopped to Len^th^-ic^r^^^"‘'''^‘'''^ *'" March 19‘)0, as
teuants in the buildiriJ^on th>i riA « apartment. The other
and his wife, riie t fl*or saw nothing, a Holql-an biisinossi
-hen the assassin.ition ocrui 1’,.* ' Jowish people, were absent
April 1900. It was commonly sped t wi tl!at ,, ,
to Mossad and T< 5 r^oM . . | 'V the couplrs wr*ro tied
^ull when hn rH t^nidoncf', which had put a contract out on
mx-l wntri np vaa diseovt^rpd nrrknirifi hi a *.i,
and other Third wrtrirf ^ \nnniir\q ui 0 Hiq r,un and other arm
British Customs r%f i *‘ton finfrlondly to r.sriici. The dl?^covf»ry by
sh»ine,S Sl",n tiLll'T or -pip.- for
Of r mi ^o^' ‘r** was deeply Lvolied
Of a major sale to Iraq ^hen ho was qunned down i
to Tr^t
the big gun from
on an T^>rael i tip/
in the final stages
Brunoela .
includi
t’S and
nows reports of Iraq's efforts
nuclear weapons trlqgers that
itish customs and Intelligence
to acquire n
wore again in
officers al?jo
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terc@ptod by
causes ala
oporatioi!j*^fiii^5«"^ the transfer of Space Research International's
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sJanSi^n^o^rl^tary '^^^'^inally set up the firm as a free
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Missiles and
Technology for Iraq
Denarrm^n# White House, ana tno
avrilable to them^UrL^lnr^^?!'® Department all had definite evidence
desigi? Argentine Condor II design and the sl^rilt
B
Prom sources in Argentina, Germany, Egypt, and Swityo.n-.
intelligence knew that Argentina had concluded a secret
with Egypt’s M inister of Defense Abu Gha
range Condor II missile. The mTssTlewou
three stages- and would be capable of J^itting
US
t
to develop an extended
ve a larger payload, ha
the Arab world as well as southern Europe. The project^waa fundtrt
by Iraq «»<) S..udi Ar.bU. Soma of Iraq's devolOOTont fundlnq ntv\,
come throUBh th. Ita. an d.noo al ■ ”■>> 1“
y**y*Q;*^‘ flrtJ ^ economic development, jjjg
/hI iocatio^ which many of
the Contras .took off from isbled as • medical supplies-, j „
British and Italian interests backed the loan, which provided
allowed Saddam Husaeln to divert funding to his^ar
capabilities. *
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setting up his father for a jail term, when they in fact had been
deeply involved in the covert arms transfers to South Africa.
Bull later m^ved his company to Brussels, Belgium, where he
assassinated by five gunshots in nthe back on 22 March 1990, as
he stopped to openj the door of his girlfriend's apartment. The other
tenants in the building on that flfl>or saw nothing, a Belgian businessr
and his wife. The other tenants, two aged Jewish people, were absent
when the assassination occurred and had not returned as of
April 1900. It was commonly speculated that the couple were tied
to Mossad and Israeli intelligence, which had put a contract out on
Bull when he was discovered peddling his Big Gun and other arms to Ira
and other Third World states ninfriendly to Israel. The discovery by
British Customs of large quantities of "pipe" for the big gun from
Sheffield Steel Works in the UK, probabply acting on an Israeli tip/
confirms suspicions that Bull was deeply involved in the final stages
of a major sale to Iraq wjien he was gunned down in Brusools.
The news reports of Iraq's efforts to acquire nuclear technology
including nuclear weapons triggers that wore again intercepted by
US and British customs and intelligence officers also causes alarm.
Wlio was facilitating the transfer of Space Research Interna t i onal ' s
operations from Vermont to Europe ? Who was involved in the firm's
activities in Iraq besides Bull ? The trail leads back to the
Enterprise, and the group of Ultra Right profiteers in CIA and the
Nixon Administration that originally set up the firm as a free
standing proprietary.
Missiles and CBW Technology for Iraq
In 1987 1988, CIA, the NSC and the White House, and the
Department of Defense and State Department all had definite evidence
available to them from intelligence sources that Egypt was well on
its way to successfully developing an intermediate range ballistic
missile based on the Argentine Condor II design and the Soviet Scmd B
design .
From sources in Argentina, Germany, Egypt, and Switzerland, US
intelligence knew that Argentina had concluded a secret agreement
with Eavot's Minister of Defense Abu Ghazala to develop an extended
range Condor II missile. The missile would have a larger payload, have
three stages and would be capable of l^itting any target in Israel or
the Arab world as well as southern Europe. The project was funded
by Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Some of Iraq's development funding may have
come through the It
which granted a ^350
rag in the mid 80 's for economic development. JJje
nta
Ga. (also the location from which many ui uiiti ^rms rxig
the Contras .took off from labled as ' medical supplies"). U.S.,
British and Italian interests backed the loan, which provided funding
to Iraq that allowed Saddam Hussein to divert funding to his war
capabilities .
B
CTA obt^iinGd confirmed intelligencG that
________ This was done
RG Constitution prohibited the
zone or a country like Egypt. A
CIA analysts ag reed , because the
transfer of this technology to a war
diplomatic demarche was made to
1987 but he and the
and made lame excuses that Messerschmi tt was
oing anything illegal. CIA had sources within Messerschmi tt and
Germany who had provided positive documentary evidence of German
duplicity. The Reagan Admini stra t ion how^ever did not pursue the
State Dept, demarche with any vigor or public disclosures ^ or other
up/ to my knowledge. A similar demarche was made to Egypt ^
citing the destabilizing effect this technology has on the Middle East
problem, and the U.S. assured the program would be ended. But the
reality was that Minister of Defense Abu Ghazala had successfully
completed the missile project, and the technology was transferred to
Iraq in 1989, with U.S. knowledge but no private or public demarches
or disclosures by the White House or State Dept.
warfare plant outside Cairo that produced nerve and
•Iraq during the Iran Iraq war, probably because the
making a major contribution to the Afghan War effort
their military port facilities and by providing AK 4
other Soviet weaponry for the Afghan Muhjeddine.
ammo
(C % I believe CIA had positive
chemical weapons plants near Bag
press has reported the East Germans
for this plant, ^and that thp ni
intelligence that Iraq had built
using West German technology. The
also supplied equipment and techno 1
nvinrn q mr^ 1 r^Q < /h a I- n n
lication in chemical
The "'sting operation” against Egypt in 1987, when the Military
Prnnuri^f^nf. and pefense iLapt . Gazara , attempted to
illegally export carbon carbon missile nose conem^erial obtained
from a U.S. manufacturer in St. Louis and California, is another e*
of too little too late. Although that shipment was stopped at Andn
AFB as it was being loaded on an Egyptian C 130 by the Asst Defatt
CIA quickly obtained intelligence that Egypt was not embarrassed
or going to stop its efforts to obtain US missile technology. One
source stated^ that Gazara in fact was welcomed as a hero in Cairo
he was pog'ed, and that henceforth Abu Gazala and Mubarak intended
to use more coVert means. CIA detected Egyptian intelligence opera
setting up proprietaries for this purpose in Florida in 1987 88, a
its Paris and^Cana§^an^^of^^ces^a^^^a^ffe§fngme^an'*^s^
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The Administration also ignored the fact Egypt had a Chemical
CIA obtained confirmed intpii-f^T/^
F) was nrr.w!^,- , ^^tGH igenCG that
in
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Gens
ni
• This was H o
FRG ConstTtuSiSn prohibited thl'trans?« "
Forpl°n f; . 11''® Egypt. A US diploma
Minister Rp^inrii^n 1987
r\i r\f>t — — . , i , snd made lame ex
oing anything illegal. CIA had sources wi
provided positive document
Reagan Administration howov
state Dept, demarche with any vigor or pub
follow up, to my knowledge. A similar dema
citing the destabilizing effect this techn
^ T * ^ U.S. assured the program
reality was that Minister of Defense Abu G
completed the missile project, and the tec
1989, with U.S. knowledge but no p
or disclosures by the White House or State
i lie ivaministration also ignored the
warfare plant outside Cairo that produced i
during the Iran Iraq war, probably be(
making a major contribution to the Afghan \
their military port facilities and by prov;
o^er Soviet weaponry for the Afghan Muhjec
^ ^®lieve CIA had positive intelliger
chemical weapons plants near Baghdad using
reported the East Germans also si
plant, ^and that thf> nScoaoQ
in chemi
The Congress, the
ignored or downplayed
the summer of 1989 to
construction contracts.^
helped arrange this tri
Ambassadoir Bremer, etc
U.S. corporations
intelligence communi
the visit of a large
negotiate new oil cor
nior officials of
P/ which included He
•and reportedly sen
including the Seven Siste
iirta^ p pf ” against Egypt in
carbon cfrt2n missil^'n'Sff
on , :?• "anufacturer in St. Louis and C
OO little too late. Although that shipm
quicklv^oht®^"®/.^?®'*®'^ Egyptian C
obtained intelligence that Egyp
ce L ? its efforts to obtain US m
_ ^ that Gazara in fact was welcoi
C 5 A that henceforth Abu Gaza:
. re covert means. CIA detected Egypi
proprietaries for this purpose ir
procurement activities.
m
ThG SGcond 'stiriQ" Qciaincii*
Space Research International was another^' Steel, and
stem the tide of sonhisticated terhnii Public but belated effort to
- -iTHology f loving to Iraq by covnrt
tGmsnnrr'rtc* ^ ^
How di
allies al
did not 1
tactical
najor bat
Basra roa
Only a la
I ranians
then seve
means from US and Western sources
extended range mLssi le^^which'^'^^f fired a three stage
and quickly demonUrated that ^ payload in orbit for three revolut:
British/American "stlna" of ^ power to be reckoned with. Th(
Iraq is the third example? ^ "^cxlear triggers being smuggled to
d this My own analysis is that the US and our Nato
suppor ed Iraq during the Tran Iraq war, making sure Iraq
High quality intelligence on Iranian military
posi ions was provided. Even so, the Iraqis almost lost severa
ties, with the Iranians almost cutting the vital Baghdad
on two ocaasions during their massive late Fall offensives -
c of tanks, artillery, and concentrated firepower kept the
rom breaking out of the Basra suburbs into the city, and
ring the vital highway north to Baghdad.
In short, the West either sold the tanks, chemical plants, and
missi e technology to Iraq or through intermediaRIES, vying to keep
^raq afloat, ensure the flow of oil, and as opposition to the strong
Soviet influence in Iraq, based largely on the oil for arms agreements
etv/een the two countries. To not foresee that the v;ar would end,
that Saddam s ego and imperial ambitions would not be satisfied, and
that he would emerge from the war stronger, heavily armed, and heavily
in debt was shortsighted at a minimum. One wonders why then the
current and previous administrations could have ignored or countenanced
such technology transfer UNLESS they wanted Saddam to become the
Bew Nasser, the new Qadhaf i , the- new Shah in the region* The profiteers
and those who did not care or understand the stakes looked the other
way or actively supported Saddam's ambiytions, Kissinger being a case
in point. Defense Secretary Weinberger was another proponent of loaning
towards Iraq. The long term effect of that policy has however been to
directly threaten Israel, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the whole region with
direct military aggression.
CIA’s knowledge and assessment of Iraqi long term plans, Saddam
Hussein, and the internal mi 1 i tary/intelligence/Ba ' ath Party mechanisms
and leadership dynamics was very limited during the 80* s. Our presence
in Iraq was very small and limited . In contrast, the CIA and
Adminsi tration preoccupation and focus on Iran was almost total, with
vastly greater numbers of experienced people, money amd intelligence
resources devoted to Iranian affairs- Iran Contra is ample proof.
Given what we know today, would 2 or 3 officers been able to handle
Iraqi affairs ? No. In summary, there was a political and an inteli
igence failure, in foreseeing Saddam’s threat to peace and in predictin?
his actions and reactions to pressure over large external debts,
decreasing oil revenues, low oil prices, and his desire to be the
Arab world’s new strongman. He has grass roots appeal to the Arab masse
and is feared and credited with "Baraka” (luck), as a fierce foe of
Israel and the U.S. /Israeli alliance, and as a possible new Nasser who
could satisfy the dream of Arab unity* Pushed to the limit, he could
mount an attack, even if it was suicidal. It seems however that both
• W.r. -
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sed American soldiers
as linos and
ction must also inaKE
long term effects of a face off*
nrnrrr;imo bankruptcy of the Medicare and national health insurance
will nn^• P^i"baps social security (2) it ensures the new Congress
or ICO fi-i t lower defense budget (3) it increases the world oil
nrnf 1 f e F that will encourage greater exploration and greater
oncmv-o 4 -^^ he defense contractors and oil conmpanies and(4) it
cr<=»;:> 4 -'^ ^ nulitary will not be reduced in size drastically, thus
tn ^J^^mploymen t problem. It also shows the world we shall figl
- national interests and ToHaco and Mobil and the Emir
. snd other friends. The question is : could we have done it
wi ess, without 250,000 sailors and soldiers and the expense ? Woulc
a quick surgical move against Saddam himself solved the problem long
ago ? Or just the blockade ?
^^^ing created the monster, Saddam Hussein, we must now dr
whether to deal with him, or to remove him as a threat to world and
US interests. It is a sad note that we flip flop in the space of a few
years from friend to foe to friend, back to foe, with Iraq, We saw
him use nerve and mustard gas repeatedly against the ^urds, his own pec
and the Iranians for 8 years. We saw the War of the Cities, in which
Iran and Iraq exchanged missile barrages against innocent civilians.
Hopefully cool heads will convince Saddam to release his hostages and
rejoin the world community. It may be better than a holacaust that
could quickly drag in Jordan and Israel.
In the opinion of some, it was a serious mistake to send our
troops to Saudi Arabia, and give Saddam the stature and attention he
craves, when the same job could have been accomplished quietly.
It was a mistake to arm this tyrant to the teeth over the last ten
years, and it is probably a mistake to gamble with the lives of all
those innocent people and our soldiers. Wouldn*t the price of oil gone
up anyway ? Do we have the responsibility to lead a fight that is
more a European and Japanese problem ? Or is this the only way the
US can maintain its superpower status in the face of European unity,
Japanese financial leverage, and the end of the Cold War, so our
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the media look closer and more deeply at what happened, why, and what
the short term and long term effects might be and to accept that
Viet Nam, Iran Contra, and Lebanon should have taiught us somethinq
about the overuse of force and intervention. Will historians write^that
the invasion of Kuwait was the second Gulf of Tonkin, or will histo
support the rhetoric and the patriotic expressions we now hear and
on the nightly* news. My personal feeling Is that we, the American
public, are being conned or at least not told the truth about how w
got there, why we are there, and what could happen if war erupts or^
are just stuck there for the next 2 3 years. We may have lost the
chance fof world peace for the first time in 50 years. That would
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OC^ tVlIS ^0<1h
.^ight September 1990
andestine Service Ope^^tions^Of f • Agency as a
a south Asia, and 1" thn Middln
Cla
and South Asia# und my
following analysis of
own research v Middle East
CIA i^votvemenrjn Cortfr- ’ """
nent in world drug trafficking.
I
preign drug traf f icking^operations in any domestic or
I became aware of stories of Hm I* ^owever, while a CTA empioype
by CIA contract employees and trafficking during the Viet Nam War
Laos, and Cambodia. Senior ex cta personnel serving in Viet Nam,
Thomas Clines, Bert officers such as Theodore Shackley,
Salenger, then a senior ' exec, known journalists like Pierre
environment without ^ and worked in that war
present Enterprise ao back- f these activities. The roots of the
same officers and ex officf»r° period, and involve many of the
no ex Officers who served together in .Southeast A.sia.
From 1972 to IQftn ptai » i_
was minimal. On the OoeraH stopping drug trafficking
and overseas sJatiL ^nar^i?? ^^^^^^ctive followed by each Division
Burma, Thailand, and'the included. Exceptions wore
American countries like Colombi countries and .some T.atin
drug networks, which was considered^d'^°^^°"® penetrating
intelligence officers and in n, i^ty work beneath traditional
CIA Officers, after Watergate a!ld thrcast^o re^ela^
to steer clear of oraanized nrimo ^ revelations, were also warned
political fall out Inrfor thrnra^r- "f"’® ^ i'^'^ers , becau.se of the
and arms traffickers are totally traffickers
agent/informant relationshio Their uncontrollable in an
and CIA could never panllouah ?;^ °nly motive is money and power,
not very well paid, would be subverted"by '^the'^traf f officers.
Carter years. ^ ^ division manaqomenb durinq the
My personal contribution to the war a
hashish smuggler in Casablanca, Morocco in 1977 ^ ® R»^lgian
TramcAer. Belgian lea
Auos oi hash. I receivea a ~afA,o„.:” 2„r;ee:r:o'A“r„ra“u%s
highly
Ca reer
I recall one former offioor ^
us Marine officer wv,o ® trainee who was a
Transferred to Madjni after i-ra{«i ^ 1971 as a Career
rolatiouahip „lth Banto Trafflcait^: rigf^Sra”
in Boca Raton, Florida r\^ a runs an influential security firm
enterprise 7 Agal^ I ViSot'Ano" ^ Jn‘n
decorated
r a i n G e .
prof e.c;s i ona ]
Rurm! secret within CIA that Norieaa w .
Burmese officials, the Shans and w • Vietnamese Oenerals,
nd Karins m Burma, and tlie Chinese
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America and Southeast Asia into
the US and Europe, but it was all talk and little manaaerial oressure
to work against this target, when terrorism fVi*i« r-v, •
“ Israeli problem loomed larger.. CIA also was not
the attitii^o^^ in itution in those days to pursue drug traffickers, and
„ , was stay away from it. Employees or applicants who used dr
re fired or rejected.
The
influx of drugs into the US and Europe truly exploded in
1980's, through Lebanon and Syria, Turkey, Southeast Asia and of
course, through Central and Latin America.
t
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US Government/in illegal arms trafficking to
I am aware of ciA and
ran and the Contras. I am aware that the Afghan mujeheddine and the
istanis kept the traditional hash and opium trade going all during
the Afghan War, which \?as accepted by CIA, the USG and our allies as
a cost of doing business. Reports that showed the resale of arms by
the Mujheddine to third parties like the Iranian Baluchis, or drug
trafficking were suppressed lest they adversel^'^fe^e bipartisan war
support in Congress. One of my own reports on arms diversions was
treated in this manner.
, I never heard of any officer being censured or fired for involvemen
C/A drug trafficking while at CIA.
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arms trafficker and Soviet KGB
\ agent ^J^nsi^^A^^Qa^s^^^were deeply involved, with Soviet intelligence,
^^in running aru^?^tl^ies through Turkey, Bulgaria, East Germany, and
^Yugoslavia to West Germany (for US troops there and the US market),
land there is some evidence the Pan Am 103 bombing at Lockerbie, Scotian
/involved the use of a drug ratline via Frankfurt and London to the US
X that was manned by Turks and Palestinians sympathetic to Ahme^^^^^^^l .
I do not see Iranian involvement in this per se because the Iranian*
executed most of the drug traffickers during the period 80 to 85,
including addicts.
I cannot comment on the direct involvement of Zukor and Karcharchi
in drug trafficking, but I am aware of their involvement with the
Enterprise, North, Kopf # and a senior ex CIA officer in money launderii
and arms trafficking related to Iran and the Contras, sometimes via
Israel. The shipment of Israeli Uszis and ammo and the presence of
ex Israeli intelligence personnel in Colombia assisting the Medellin
Cartel is front page news. I learned of it from the press. What is
distiTtibing is that senior Israeli and US officials and the British
could be aware of this, and not do anything to stop it, and appear to
have facilitated it to some extent
After leaving CIA, I learned from official and non official sources
that William Hull, a rancher in Costa Rica, had been an Agency/
Enterprise source, that he had been indicted in that country for murder
and attempted murder of Eden Pastora, along with Joseph Fernandez,
and that he had left Costa Rica and was living in Indiana, facing a
possible criminal indictment on charges of misuse of a $500,000 AID
agricultural loan to build a Contra training camp and air strip on his
property. I have also heard but cannot substantiate rumors that arms
snipments by various free standing proprietaries to Central America
i^eturned loaded with drugs to the US, and were allowed to enter the uS
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^jth State Dept, clearances.
Is the institution of cttv i nxrr^i
. T • * A involved in 9 ^^ irunnincj and drua
running. In my opinion : NO. Are ex CTA ^
and their allies in organized crime, with links to senior government
t^errSave'be^iT' °Pini°n_is YES. I cannot point fingirs, Sut
hltc Hf ^ ^ trafficking (Noriega, Haro, the Mexican Intelligence chief)
groLds"" the indictment dropped on "national security
In terms of the integrity
DEA and FBI / I still helieve
integrity/ and that only seni
themselves for power, money,
barriers against such penetra
senior management under Casey
situation, so that corporate
national security interests.
of Agency officers in general vis a vis
that the Agency employs people of high
or officers and ex officers who compromise
etc. have broken down the CIA’s
tion. The politicizing of the Agency
and then Webster has led to tliis
and party interests come to outweigh
Bruce Hemmings,
Se/t. 1990
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Several years ago Colonel Cutalo obligated* me to bring the enclosed affidavit
forward in the event of his death.
, In 1980 Col. Ctitolo died in an accident while on a military exercise. Just
prior to his death he notified me that he was to meet with Michael Harari.»
an Israeli Hossad agent • It is my beliefs though unsubstantiated* that
Harari murdered Col. Cutolo because of the information Col. Cutolo posse ssej .
In the event of Col. Cutolo* s death, I was told to discreetly contact Colonel
Baker which I did. I believe that Col. Cutolo died i n his attempt to prove _
that Operation Watch Tower was not sanctioned by the proper authorities^
(See attached affidavit) .
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Baker enlisted the aid of Colonel Nick Rowe, and between Col. Baker, Col.
Le\ gr Rowe and myself, we set out to prove that Harari murdered Col. Cutolo > and that
U The Operation Watch Tower was an unsanctioned illegal operation, which netted
Wilson and Frank Terpil of the CIA a large sum of tax free dollars.
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X critic to getting very far into the ;Lnvestigation, Col. Baker died while in
V command of 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group. Col. Baker did live long
enough to see Edwin Wilson arrested for trafficking arms to Libya.
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The L iby an situation has two sides to it. * First Wilson claimed top CIA
officials approached him to go to Libya under the ’guise* of trafficking
arms, while in actuality gathering intelligence. In this situation (active
duty) special forces at Fort Bragg were approached by Wilson to go to
Libya to train troops. The Special Forces verified the fact that Wilson was
with the CIA and went along. **The second side was the prosecutions theory of
the events at Wilson’s trial*. The prosecution contended that Wilson didn't
work for the CIA and duped the Special Forces personnel into helping him.
Wilson was convicted and is currently in the^ Federal Prison at Marion, Illinois,
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One of the CIA officials Wilson claims was involved in the Libyan situation
Clines . Thomas Clines is named in Col. Cutolo *s affidavit by Wilson as
being in charge of Operation Watch Tower. Thomas Clines recently was
in the Iran-Contra affair for his failure to declare monies earned in that
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various intelligence contacts the existance of Operation Watch Tower , that
the operation was run entirely on the authority of Thomas Clines . Edwin W ilson
and Frank Ternll *
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A pattern emerged from the Libyan situation in which Clines, Wilson and Terpil
were involved , that^ was identical to Operation Watch Tower ^ The similarities
we noted were:
Thomas Clines named as CIA Agent in charge, but behind the scenes.
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Ti- oA iikt^ these similarities and the most recent issue of Clines involvement
LioATT ' withholding taxes stemming from the Iran-Contra affair; the possibility
^ of Edwin Wilson being sent to Libya, as he claimed, to gather intelligence,
is very possible.
operations .
Large sums of money Involved either relating to arms or to drug
trafficking.
Suppose Wilson, Clines and Terpil were each separately involved in Op eration
Watch Tower, as Col, Cutolo's affidavit sets out. Wilson would not have
hesitated to go to Libya for Clines, if Wilson thought it was sanctioned by
the company. At the same time, if Clines was trying to erase all ties to
Operation Watch Tower and Wilson, there would never have been a better
opportunity f or^ Clines to rid himself of the connection than by sending Wilson
on an unsanctioned mission to Libya.
It's also interesting to note that Frank Terp il, who played a minor role in
Operation Watch Tower and who was involved in the Libyan situation , is still,
at large , but sought by the U.S. authorities . It's possible that Terpil helpe d
Clines set up Wilson *
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It presents a substantial motive for Clines to set Wilson up , aside
from the motive of keeping Operation Watch Tower a secret. So the story
of Edwin Wilson was reviewed by us. #^We were left with doubts as to his guilt
We had no doubt as to the guilt of Thomas Cline s ,
who we suspect was the master mind behind Operation Watch Tower.
After Col. Baker die d , Col. Rowe and I located Hugh B. Pea rce , named in Col.
Cutolos affidavit . Pearce was then assigned to the Air National Guard in
Wilmington, .Delaware.
Chief Warrant Officer Pearce verified that Col. C utolo had given him a copy pf
Affidavit Col. Cutolo had written. Mr* Pearce verified that Col. Cutolo had
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openly discussed the entire affidavit vith
Hr* Pearce and Col. Cutolo became acquainted.
that Col. Ctitalo vas due to meet Hichael
Col. Cutolo*s death.
We never established how
. Pearce also verified
in England lust prior to
Cutolo referred to
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Pearce as his "ace in the hole". We never established what that meant.
Pear ce did refer Col. Rove to an address at Camp Shelby , Mississippi and
the name of L ykin Smith . Smith turned out to be a state politician a nd_Cal.«
Rove and I made^ piahs~to^ discretlv meet uith him in the latter part of 1989_ .
On April 21 , 1989> within weeks after our communication with Smith. Col* Row e
had bee n assigned to the Philippines was assassinate d.
It is interesting to note, that, although authorities in the Philippines
arrested a person with communist ties and beliefs and charged him with
the murder of Col. Rowe, Michael Harar , ! was in the Philippines for thre e.
just prior to and after Col. Rowers murder. Coincidence ? It is my
unsubs tan cia tied belief that Earari murdered Col. Rowe or arranged it.
X believe H ararl*s motive for murdering Col. Rowe vas due to Col. Rovers
inquiries about Earari *s movements and relationships to Edwin Wilson ,
Thomas Clines and Manuel Noriega .
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Bo_th Col. Row e and Mr* Pearce agreed^o go public , after the meeting with
Larki,n , to Call for a ful_l *lnvi^Qt!'f gar-f nn into the events described in
Colt Cutolo *s affidavit . Bu t both men died prior to the meeting with Smith .
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On August 13, 1989, Larkin Smith died in an airplane accident. Whatever he
knew, I assume died with him. ^
Col. Rowe did verify most of tlie information that is written In Col. Cutolo 's
affidavit, which relates to "the
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C alj_Rove's last
message to me was to remain silent unless he vas killed . Col. Rowe said if
something happended to him, to find you or Colonel Charles Beckwith.* Col. Rowe
stated that you had made it known that you were told about the U.S. Government
facilitating the drug flow out of the Orient. Col. Rowe said that you
would believe myself and Col. Cutolo 's affidavit before Col. Beckwith would.
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Col. Rowe was skeptical of the whol e mAtt^ey until he spoke to Col. Baker. Mr .
Pearce and William Tyree who is incarcerated in Walpole Prison. Walpole. M A.
After speaking to Tyree, Col. Rowe received documentation from Tyree which
prompted Col. Rowe to make inquiries up to the time of his death. I never
reviewed the material Tyree sent to Col. Rowe so I cannot comment on it.
Col. Rowe decided I should stay out of the spotlight and act as an anchor to
alert you if anything happended to him.
I have not contacted you prior to now because I am very ill and wanted my
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final days free of intrigne; which this matter presents. On my death which
I understand could be soon . I have left this letter > the affidavit , and
instructions with a (NSA) co-vorker . This, person will find you, if you are
still alive when I die. If you’re dead g(^h^ will located Col. Beckwith. If
you* re both dead, only the affidavit si^ed by Col. Cutolo will be sent to
the major newspapers. Under no circumstances will this letter be sent to
newspapers .
<^There are several suggestions and footnotes to this entire matter .
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First; check with your contacts in the intelligence field , it is not unc onnnon
fPT Israeli Mossad agents to kill Ayi^ericans who the Israeli’s deem a threat
to the security of Israel . (Inquire off the record of the murder of Pentagon
Scientist, Dr. Gerald V. Bull to confirm this fact)^ c.nT lMVO-uc^W\a
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With the recent invasion of Panama and arrest of Mr. Noriega, Operation Watch
Tower assumes a new reason to be made public and investigated. It is clear
from Col. Cutolo ’s affidavit thatjG eorge Bush knew or shou ld have known about
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Administration has helpe d install one Pr esident and two Vice-Presidents in
Pa nama who will continue "toTaunder the drug money the CIA receives from drug
operations world wid^ as^ described in Col. Cutolo *s affidavit . S-vU \
die accidentally or be dis-
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How much longer, and how many more will be murdered,
^cJq) • credited through incarceration so that the poppies and cocca leaves can fund
the secret war of the CIA? Will Latin America be the next secret CIA war as was
the case in Vietnam? And how many of our service people will die fighting
there?
’'tThe final note to the entire matter of Operation Watch Tower is speculation.
Col. Baker . Col. Rowe and I believed that Thomas Clines , with the aid of Edwin
Gi.aoo^vvp .1 6>cra^ Wilson and Frank Temil orchestrated Operation Watch Tower outside the
oV~ sanctioned ”Loop” of the U.S. Military and Intelligence community at large , but
f^ll CIA ausnlc es . -JHJe believe Oner ation Watch To^r was in part, ,j.f not
in full, run on the authoric? of Task Force 157 which Wilson was in charRe of.
Rove discretly inquired about the Tni?Qion of Task Force 157 in February
OPtaWoHS- 1989 , and the exact role of Wilson in Task Force 157 . Col. Rowe was curious
To to learn whether or not the Israeli Intelligence Network in Latin America or
the Middle East played any role in the task force. Col. Rowe was specifically
inquiring as to whether or not Michael Harari or David Kimche w ere named as
parties involved in this task f o?ceT^ believe "th ys^ebruarv inquiry by Col .
Rowe tipped off Harari , vly then murdered Col. Rove to kee p him from asking
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With the deaths of Col. Cutolo , Col. Baker , Col. Rowe (p^r Col,
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Worst case scenario is that there are tnree amy cc-cneis named *n
affidavit aside from Col, Cutolo wno are nov dean - is tnere a cOijne^*-^— •
Did Harari and Wilson meet the planes in Pangea
with cocaine ? Did Clines set Wilson up In the Libyan situation to^’-jih
out of the million dollar profit accusulatec iron Coeration Watch — ^o*e- -
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Tower , Col. Rowe learned what, he did, outside reguxar channe..s so * -
know the name of the other two soldiers or where their n a m es ca— e — v^»
possible that was the information Larkin Smith retained. It all nts, —
entire scenario carried over from Operation Watch l Over directly — p — ^ ^ ^ —
Iran-Contra Affair with the same characters..
For your information a copy of the affidavit will be sent to the New :or< il^e
The Washington Post and The Boston Globe. Tnis is in the event you desire
to go forward to the press with your own statement and facts that you may
find while investigating Colonel Cutolo *s affidavit- Tne men who
far that worked on this project were good men. It can^t be proven tnat tneir
deaths were the direct result of their involvement in this project, but j.
believe we owe it to them to investigate this matter and establisn the
reason they were killed. They atteapted to let the public know what really
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occured in Latin America, and in the never ending drug flow* I'm sorr
unable to carry the work any, further.
This is now your Pandora’s Box. I leave it in your hands. I have instructed
the affidavit to be sent to the newspapers. Hopefully this will help you get
it out in the open and investigated if you so choose. I’m sure Col, Rowe
would not have referred me to you or Col- Becksrlth unless he was sure chat
you would do your best with getting this information into the open. Gooa Lucx.
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Worst case scenario ts that there are three army colonels named in Col, Cutolo s
itfriavit aside fros Col, Cutolo who are now dead - is there a connection, ^
id aar ari aad Vilsot raet the plaaes in Panama after they flew out of Columoia
VI th cocaine ** pjd C — ines set Vilson up in the Libyan situation to — ^ S H -
out of the "*^Ilion dollar profit accumulated from Operation Watch Tower ,
To the best of nv knowledge . Col. Rowe learned that , other than Willi am Tyre.e,
there were only r^T> other soldiers who may have knowledge of Operation Watch ^
lover. Col- Rove learned what, he did, outside regular channels so I don C
knov the name of the other two soldiers or where their names came from. Its
possible that vas Che information Larkin Smith retained. It all fits, this
e n t i r e scenario carried over from Operation Watch Tower directly int o the_
rom Col ,
Cutolo who are now dead — is there a connection?
I ran-Contra A ffair vith the same characters .
For your information a copy of the affidavit will be sent to the New York Times,
phe Washington Post and The Boston Globe, This is in the event you desire
to 50 forward to the press with your own statement and facts that you may
find w’hile investigating Colonel Cutolo *s affidavit. The men who have died so
far that worked on this project were good men. It can't be proven that their
deaths were the direct result of their involvement in this project, but I
believe ve owe it to them to investigate this matter and establish the true
reason thev were killed. They attempted to let the public know what really
occured in Latin America, and in the never ending drug flow, I'm sorry that I am
unable to carry the work any, further,
^ ^ nov your Pandora ''s Box, X leave it in your hands, I have instructed
the affidavit to be sent to the newspapers. Hopefully this will help you get
it out in the open and investigated if you so choose. I’m sure Col, Rowe
d not have referred me to you or Col, Beclwith unless he was sure that
you would do your best with getting this information into the open. Good Luck,
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Cutolo, having been duly sworn, do state
•« - a-itiv the Conmianding Officer of 10th Special
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2. I swear af f irrr.ation to the contents of this affidavit
freelv and without coercion or threat to my person -
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1, Edward P. Cutolo, having been duly sworn, do state
under oath;
1. I am currently the Commanding Officer of 10th Special
Forces Group (Airborne) , 1st Special Forces , Fort Devens ,
Massachusetts-
2. I swear affirmation to the contents of this affidavit
freely and without coercion or threat to my person.
spoke with CO-lg.flel-!!§ .
mission he commanded during that
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I introdu ced to Mr. Edwin Wilson and 7 i gi»nee
Wilson and Terpil were in the ^ploy of ^e Cen ^ ^ed
nofh Wilson and ^ mmiired if I was in cere _
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acknowledg ed I was.
In Febru ary, T commanaed
Mission into Columbia. ^=^|=^?^”^%JcuSing between
ended with only one reportable ^^ncident occ^ing ^
team members and a Columbian army unit. There were_
fatalities received by Watch Tower team members. t-*.-
no indication that the Columbian army unit sustained , — -
f ~,^«so nf QoerationJatcteLJBwer^.y^ ,J:0_e_si;ahJJ4^
Panama ■ then land at Alb£gQ]&
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- ^ March , — 1 9? 6 / — a thi rd Watch Tower Mission was impleinented
— command of that mission which lasted 29 days and
engaged xn the^sane tactics used in the February. 1976. mission,
T e March mission encountered a serious incident and resulted
in several SAT members being injured from wounds suffered while
attempting to exfiltrate from Columbia across the border into
Panama where helicopters were waiting to extract them.
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The ISIA
Station ^
men. Action Intelligence Reports identified the armed men as
as thg SAT, tha t
Columbia . encountered 40 to 50 armed
I local bandits. In regards to this
waiting in ^ Panama, to extract the SAT, entered
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During the Marche 1976, Watch Tower mission, 40 high
performance aircraft landed safely at AT brook Air Station where
they were met in the previously related fashion by those named •
13. After the Watch Tower mission in March, 1976, I lost touch
with several of the men who had served on the SATs, but made
no attempt to locate them.
14. In 1978, I assumed command of the 10th Special Forces Group ,
(Airborne) at Fort Devens and recognized tw^o soldiers.
t Airborne) - One was assigned to a Special
Forces Operational Detachment Alpha in the 3rd Battalion , Sg t .
John Newby, The other had just been reassigned off an
Ope rational Detachment Alpha in the 2nd Battalion following a
Criminal Investigation Division matter being levied
him, p Fc Tyree was reassigned to a Forward Support
Team but had been carried for the proceeding month on 2nd
oJ Battalion’s roster.
npnn -hhe assurmi-.ion of congnand . I created and implemen-hed
j 7 ^^12 seperate SATs. Their mission was to implement Armv Regulation
340-18-5 ffile nu mber 503r05) . My authority for this action
^ z; i9 ' came diree^lv from ^ORSCOM through Edwin Wilson who ap
< ^ ' before me ih'mv office "at iotii Special Forces Group Headquarters.
5 iffhis actio n was taken to develop surveillance of politicians.
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si law enforcements agencies at the state level ,
and o£ religious
*17. Mr. Edwin Wilson explained that it was considered that
^ ^Operation Watch Tower might be compromised and become icnown' if
^ ' poirficans , judicial ficrures , police and religious entities were
^ ^ approached or received word that U.S. troops h~^ .aided in
(delivering narcotics from Columbia into Panama . Based on that
possibility Intense surveillauice was undertaj^h by my office
to ensure that if Watch Tower became knowi of, the United
States government and the Army would have advance warning and
could Prepare a
inform Colonel Forrest Kittvi^M n.
Co^^ding Officer of Fort Devens. The reason for this oi.ie, ,
I was told, IS that in the event Fort Devens personnel eit'
caught in the act of implementing the surveillance, Colonel
Rittprs will have a margin of plausible deniabilitv on wluoU he
may be able to dovmplay and defend against inquiries.
The surveillance was unoffieiany dubbed Operation Ceoree
r^oased on,j^ifi_theme of the aid the Qeoiqe'
Orwell Dubli
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? instituted surve illance against Te d Kennedy, John Kerry,
^arg png, mcha el TnliTah i^ . Campbb f r 7~^a r e w
Sgnng th A. C handler, Thomas P. jQ^Nie r fcQ naiim
Sagyeil lancejat mv orde^ ji^s_ institute
s, Mihe > -New YOrk,
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a tew o£ targets
t he Governors Residences
pg New Hampsm re. The cSthoTi^^-F ^edr al s -of~ NeW York n„d
g gston wer e placed under el ectronic surveil laKre aUn i„ ,
area or Forr Devens , an local p olice and PoTiti^ hs were niulr,
— fo^rm of suv eillance at var-rn^s times .
1 specifically used individuals from the 44Ist Military
402__flrmv Security Agency Detachm en t
Special Forces G roup to supp lement the
SA^s tasked with carrying out Operation Orwell.
L recTOited a number of local state «» mpi
■^r.red within the ranks of local police and as n on\-^ personno L
to- assist in this Operation . They were veterans and had previou
secur:^Y clearances. They we re told at the out sf>t- rh.Tt- it rhov
y^re — caug ht they were on their own -
23. A mong the SAT personnel was (thga) SP4 Wi lli am
l yree had learned o f the Operation and requeste d in
fee a part of it . Tyree was used in less than a do^fin
s. ^ ^ • — - — -
* ^
person to
24. Jo. October , 1923, it . became known to me t ha<- SP4 Tyree w i-
^ giving telephon e thr eats to his wife and him~se Tf ' He made
fact known to his First Sergeant, Frederick Henry and ^h
goi^owing our dis cussion . I_con^sidered olarir,!!"
Tyree under surveillance to arriv e at: wno was naeFT^/T f-h£ ^
" wtiether or not the threats had~^ERg~ pnf-^wl i ^ 1 ’ o f
impairing or compromising Operation Orwein
25
?R4n surveill ance SAT to the~^ult?!^dSflT?^ ^!£!g^^^^^
qomplex SP4 Tyree shared with h is wife. That un it-' was in
from that date until 14 February 1979. , in
26 . On
a Field
in the
example
5 January 1979^
Grade Article-15
theft and sale of
out of Tyree and
Tyree appeared before me to receive
^?°?~3U^icial punishment) for his pa^^
military property. l had to make L
instituted the most severe punishment
A
possi-^Xs* I coticXtidsd th&t wxtii p 0 nding con^ 2 T 0 ssxonsX
nixuxries, the Post Conunander (CoXoneX Rittgers) would reverse
y decision on appeal, in Pvt, Tyree's favor. As reason t
support this conclusion, in addition to pending conaressicnal
incuxries f was the fact that the proceedincrs acainst Pvt. Tvre
were flawed from the outset of the investigation with a
of ' '
ror
of him
see**cxncr
27. I was told and understood that the main
tne Article* 15 against him was to make an example
show others that cooperation with the Conoziand law enforcemen
agencies was mandatory.
28. On 26 January 1979 , Pvt. Tyree tendere d his A ppeal o
^ sahctxon. The appeal xs attached. It~~is the best exar^e of
what proof existed acainst Pvt. Ty ree when he came before
5 January 1979. It also names th^ characters in ot her'
tter that was unfolding as of 3r6~~Januarv 19 7?T
29- Ev 29 January 1979 , Senator Gam's office had contacted
the Army Liaison Office in Washington, D.C. , on behalf of ?vt_.
Tyree w ho referred the matter to my office, as I was Pvt. Tyree's
Coimanding Officer. I then notified Sgt. Doucette in Washington,
D.C. , that it would be approximately two weeks before further
action could be taken in regards to the threats Pvt. Tyree
was receiving. At that point I knew the threats were taking
place^ but had not ascertained from whence they originated .
30. At approximately 0945 hours on 30 January 1979 Pvt. Tyree
reported to my office at 10th Special Forces Group Headquarters
per my instructions. Pvt. Tvree reported that between 2400
hours and 0100 hours of the previous night that his wife hag
received cuiother threatening phone call . I was notified of the
call by the SAT in place at the Tvree residence prxor to speakxng
with Fvt T~Tvree, I ordered Tvree to keep this matt^'^6 hxmself ~
as it was bein^investigated ^ I notified Pvt. Tyree I would
contact him between 1200 and 1300 hours at his duty station
as soon as I could look into a matter that pertained to the
, This meeting lasted until 1019 hours.
31
Pvt - Tyree
On 30 January 1979 , at approximately 1147 hours , two men
^ a^rtment comp Ies;^_gfi
in t h.e~
One man
identifia
Aarhus~ The second man~due to ,his face being covered coulf^ ^Qt
be identified as the two men entered the apartment- hull ding
Tvree family resided within .
that at least one of the two men entered the Tvree apar^-mpr>^>
and left prior to the arrival of Pvt. Tyree “ ‘ ‘ ‘
7^v7
22. On 30 January 1979 , at noon Pvt. Tvree and his wife was
seen arriving at the ^par tm^nt complex they resided in.
• - ^ ■ ■ I I L II - I ^ ■
never exited his tnierk and Mrs
entered the buTiginq
where tneir apartment was IdcatedT: Atter sh e ~ aisaDDe ared7~^
car almost ran into Pvt. Tvree
parking lot. M^s, Tyree was s
he was leaving the complex
to death in their
s wasn ’ t
^ ^ * F ollow ing a scream , local police were notified ,
known ^ to the SAT involved in the surveillance however) .
The first police car responded quickly and a single officer
entered the building where the Tyree family resided. After the
entered on . e_of the two men exi-hed f rom a window
on the , ground floor of th ^building . This window was identified
as the Tyree b edroom window . The man seen 1
window was identified as SP4 Ea
Peter^. Peters
wearing blue denim , white a red nood sticking oiTt
of t he rear neck area of the blue denim jacket . He was^^carr^
^olor ancT
then walked from
to he Iona and fl
■ i~» " I ' * -i I . I ■ ^ I ~~ ^ ^ W TT JV Ai
the huij^ing to d riveway entrance of "the apartment complej ^
the Tyree’S resided in and walked m rhg general di rertion'^of
fes,. Main Street in Aver , ~f4assachusetts. Within 5 or ^
^ r , w W M 1..J ^ W ■— W ft f4^ A 4 ^ w
minutes after the first police officer arrived a second officer
identified as the Police Chief arrived.
34. After the Police Chief arrived a third vehicle arrived,
fbis was 10 to 15 minutes later. That vehicle carried an
unknown male in his late 30 's. He was later identified as the
landlord of the Tyree apartment.
3 5 . Upon knowledge that Mrs. Tvree was dead the SAT did no tify
me of~this ~£act and I did place Pvt. Ty ree under intiense
surveillance . “
In addition, X placed ^P4 Peters under surveillance
and at^ approximately 1405 hours on the afternoon of the ~
SP4 Peter j signed a weapon ( 12 gauge shotgun . Remington
1100) into the Service Company / 10th Special Force s~~Gfbu p; ^
Arms Room. The weapon was in a long, flat green and white box
bearing the name ” Remington" across the front and back sides.
36. Pvt. Tvree was questioned and cooperated wH^h police in
a limited fashion. He was then taken to the 441 Military'
Detachment where he slept on the Commanding
couch, under guard. The following morning, I spoke to him in
my office at 10th Special Forces Group Headquarters. I
him of the
wife . He knew at tha±
I knew had
axa.
he began to' tauc to me . "
3 7 . gy t ■ Tyree a d mitted * ot 31
me , that hi s wife had been killed, felt
of diaries she kept
explained that j>P4 Peters anH
gsario w ere named throughout the books as being iaiTOlved in
illegal matters on and around
I knew Rosario had
been alledqed to be involved in such matters and knew
information could be true .
admitted
wj^fe knew of Operation Watch Tower and Orwell > as he had
seen it in her diaries tiie previous nlaht . Pvt. Tvree~
swore he didn’t reveal -tHe Operations to her and I be
him. Tyree didn't know where the diaries were at this time.
38- Upon Pvt. Tyree leaving mv office , I initiated contact_
with Hassachusetts State Police Lieutenant: j. uwver . ozl ^
the Middlesex District Attorneys Office ^ Lt . Dwver haa~
cooperated with my "office previously on Operation Qrwell_
and understood the urcency of the situation and Lt. Dwyer
notified me that during a search of the Tvree apartme lit-
he discovered the diaries behind the refriger at or wj,th ^
note to the family of Elaine Tvr^^ He did not discios^
the content of the note. ^
-?^39. Shortly before noon on 2 February 1979 ^ I rec^ved a
^telephone call from Lt. Dwyer" indicating he would' drop or
^he diarxes belonging to~Elaine Tyree at my ottice .
receipt of the Diaries I reviewed JtheiB/ . noting
Operation Watch Tower and Orwell was written about throucf hout ^
the many pages of the drarxes .
40* After my review, I contacted Colonel Moore of the U*3.
Army Liaison in Washington, D.C., and notified him of the
scope of the issues involved in the murder of Elaine Tyree
I did notify him at that time of the possibility ^lat arms
and narcotic trafficking played a role in her murd^ .
to security issues surrounding Operation Watch Tower anG~Orve^ ,
I did not indicate how the_a-rms_ an d narcotxc ~trat rxg^CAnG_
figured in the murder of Elain^
41. Despite repeated warnings to stay out of the investigation
and to remain silent, Tyree was arrested on 13 February 1979,
after attempting to bring about the arrest of Pvt. Aarhus*
The surveillance SAT reported that an armed confrontation
between Pvt. Tyree and SP4 Peters occurred prior to the
arrest of T
42. During February 1979 , Pvt. Tvree was arraignecL_Qn^he
r.^r.Hin g- mvilian cr rmxnal charajs; ^ It was to o rxsky to T^ow
^ military court to review the charges , .against Pvt. Tyree
with Operation Orwell st ill ongoing =
had to st and before
aw_on the_criminal
f^4 3 , Prior to the arrest of Pvt^
Lt . Dwyer
*me‘and insisted on knowing whether Or not f
served xn Vi-stnsun . .1 suspect
if Tyree’s •! n^ml vement i n military operations elsewhere
berna covered up t he way Operation Tower _was.. I
replied in the negative, that Tyree had never been in the
Republic of South Vietnan. I then contemplated for the
irs
nixg h'^
■v^ 5LX1^ OirWG H l!5<*r*^^ n c
Jt *
i f
gO- EUalic on Operati on Hatch
r^rmnincTT^^:; — T~^r — ■ HOf cQmR foiTwa rd ^ Based £jn
g . ^clUgion, L^taye orders i-n rcrtn^n r^rV^
_s niilitarv records , ___srv_ ^a&s ox
information erased included the attendance of
service schools and references to
^ f : i-Qg4^ed all r ecords to be erased that
Ooe ratxon Watch Tower or OrwellT Service
schools and oadges i Know were erased were ” Paper Flash
Qualification’*, "Crewman’s Aviator Wings",
^uanadian Airborne Badge", and "Master Parachute Badge”.
-i — g^iso gave o rders to disfranchise Pvt. Tvree from S pe c i. a 1
wanted no one standing u p £or hi m ana J.n the
fT T dk T ^. ~i» ~i « ^ ^ ^ ^ W ^ ^ 4i^ *11 f aJ
* orces ,
"croc*^
Tower
lavj wiic h>i;;cuiQinq up ror nxm ana .xn .
s_s d^ggxnq tne iht 6 rmat Ion concerning Qpe^a tid n . W a
and Orwell into the nuh i i r? eve .
Unbeknownest to him . Pvt, Tvree underv;ent a h earing on
the crdxninal charges in a local courthouse > unde r surv eillancg
or Opera txon Orwell
I learned through” transmis s ions
# 4
yree spoke only of defense issues with his attorney, b
never mentioned Operation Watch Tower or Orwell, In t he„
process of Pvt, Tyree’s hearing, a state police officer from
Lt, Dwyer’s office discovered the state courthouse was
under surveillance . This led to the arrest of the se nior^
Court Officer Ira Kiezer,^ who took full responsib ility and
never mentioned my office .
■i^46. After the hearing concluded, the presiding judge in the
Tyree matter found no reason to bind Tyree over for tricil
on the murder of his wife* I found mvself faced with the
' — — A II -
pQSsiblitv that Pvt. Tyree, upon release would become
at my decision to disfranchise him. So . I approached Lt .
Dwver who informed me that an indictment had alread y been
secured for Tyree and that he would stand tri a l~~fbr bhe
charge or murder , bp. Dwyer expressed concern that the re
would not be enough evidence to warrant a guilty findf ng ^
” . Dwvbt Indicated that ^£he on l y per Toh with
enough creditability was SP"4 Peters . ” 1: could not inform
Lt, Dwyer that Peters had been the person responsible for
Elaine Tyree ' s ~murdeFI “
4 7 . After several weeks of consideration, I conclud ed _ th<
the security
-18-5 stri
intelil^ence gathered pursuant to that regulation.
48. On 29 Febru
and wX
1980 , Pvt. Tyree was convicted of murder
Sration of his life incarcelrate ^ '
could not disseminate intelligence gat^redTunder Opera lblbn
Orwell to notify civilian authorities"
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f-
ne CTirren-h
- ' ^ ♦ j* "• On Airchi^ i *'iw.. I.
~i*isa 2 Jr) indicates he is in «
rzTrr — Ql^iihv'-*
anc
i th^Hondn r'l C :[i!^jr~^^ WniU’d dUtc^^JLi
=-*^-“ iua, LQ-tci yj_ ^iaivadui, and
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overtly i-raininn 1;^
axis in
liuhtcta.
n N i c.iLav)u.i :
*i-La5Ljiaijau <io>i^iLud, iw.:
iu P‘\«;
xiai .'ir. RoOert D'Aubfaisson' fpT ei-i s V
the freedom fighters by allowing a 1 Y .iiai'd
rhe freedom fighters insidt \ Aclviscn;; to train
was contacted by Edwin Wilson and b' Auhtusyon
:;iZ^r.^Tnn „=do ^ trained inside El Salvadoi . 4xhis
.ower and uoer atirm Ai-^arr ~;:p.iicjT j: ykt-ration watcd
^ ieudrn 1 qj;^ CQiitli -
V *
‘ communication with i.t. Dwyer.
icva-hor lq7q,. after som^
I l\
g^esex
anc at
f it ^ Dwyoi: iUi<4 t]H\
t ^^ fche Su-m
, — — any. court .but*
o.cnusett5 S upreme C P U £t__f £Qm^^ ttie arresc
^.j cspe^ xn the Tyf^murde jT I'm told t:his 1-, witho’ut
noonally~any court can iriimo arrest
XtLis„wiii eivsure
’3 w SCI.
"■^rr-snts for suspects in a murder
t only Tvree and Aarhus
^ ■ ^ tho muraoi wuui
' ^-■- - ~ - =-~'- geters w ill not be _su bj^'tgd_tQaiaving to do lend
or^ a _ witnes _ s s tand* Tbat also .cQuld . blind abv-u.t
,by_,..tlxis tijuc , 1 ' ai.
.a is alcLQt ,
rite entrre matter berna
4 Peters is acutely aware tl ^trs
o_caj. court
h ouse was
m
the diaries of Elaine
5^ox n^lser In Lahd^TeY , Vircihra .
me Sv te
1 ^ 1 . son vno
1
Wilson notified me o £
'fyree tb a Post Office
"instructions of Edwin
Iconcarhirig., th^
.fin'
.Irchbishop Romero .
2.
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:sQ
T
I reviewed the diaries prior to mai li ng the m * 5
t of toe_Ja i fgrmat iQa.^^ *1 Fu tc r^“
they^dia.., I suape.c£ that wasJUtieC
The diaries
ye tor
ontained no mention of Pvt. Tyree or his alleged illegal
dealings. I suspect that Elaine Tyree only wrote in the
diaries relating to soldiers other than her husband, who
were involved in illegal activities in and around Fort
Devens.
£ .f
The diaries kept by Elaine Tyre e
"entries that can
■tM-fact ^thkt
that they exist" an^ tiiat
contained within them is accurate
entries relating to Elaine Hebb
In
Jt
auciti:52ia5.
i s^the ar m
55. From
actual date
1978. But
named that
54. January 19 78 entry;
and has to be in Washington ^ ”^th P.B.i
Cindy d„d Edie got out of tie < l^Gridly J . ■
no specific date was aiva^ hospital was 12 Januarj
they were admitted to^ hospital
56. January 1978 eni-T-v. n
Washington, D.C., on sJiiday for
1 may ride back with her,”
I^suspert Se'^actuS^dSo^n ternary driving to Washington
in Cumberland. Maryland i-o Kebb family hoigg
given in tL diar 1978. No actual date wL
or not Elaine Tyree actuallv^ there further mention whether
lyree actually roue »back with her’.
58. Novemher 1978 entry:
girl. She was due in July,
came to Fort Devens . "
SP5 Scott had a little baby
I remember her bac^k b^^-Fm-o
entries on SP5 Scott which begin to
appear in the diaries around April 1978, I suspect this femal,
as a member of a unit Elaine Tyree was assigned to
McCellan, Alabama, “in “
ther case, this is an intimate fact obviously known only
to Elaine Tyree, as no one else would have need or knowledge
about when another female friend gave birth, and the gender
of the baby bom to that female friend.
60. January-February 1978 entries. ”I’ve been running around
with Heidi Urban. We go all over together when I don’t have
duty. Oh yeah. Diary, Pat Imbu left in mid- January .”
61. From reading the entries on Heidi Urban the main fact
that appears obvious is that Elaine Tyree is then at Fort
Lee, Virginia. That Pvt. William Tyree is not present as he
is on Fort Devens, Massachusetts, Other than Elaine and
Heidi, no one, specifically not Pvt. Tyree or myself could
know that Elaine and Heidi are 'running around together'
at that time, unless these facts are represented in the
diaries maintained by Elaine Tyree in her own hand writing.
Elaine Tyree was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion,
Quartermaster School.
62- November 1978 entry: **Dear Diary, my brother _Steven
who has been stationed in England for over a year, coming
home on the 20th for good.**
I
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r.
t
I
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t
53 . From reading the
he is currently assig
and that Elaine Tyree
entries on Steven t
ed to an Air Force
9ot along wall
that
in England
64. From further consideratinr,
SP5 Scotty I conclude that £ 133710^^1 heading entries on
Fort Lee, Virginia, i„ tSe aeS «>i= female at
Tyree underwent the same traini-nrr^K Scott and Elaine
the entries that SP5 Scott marriL^n^^^., ^ gather from
between her duty at Fort Lee vt • ■ ^ change
Massachusetts, but i could be forae^^^' Devens,
numerous personal entries in I- overlooking the
only view data pertinate to Operatinn^w^^^u attempt to
Orwell. peration Watch Tower or
65. November 1978 entrv; "Peters k
today. Bill spoke with* him ^ apartment
washing dishes. Peters is thinVi^ room while I was
truck. Bill asked Lters buying a new
^ ^ ® burn it so Pete-s could
collect the insurance the way Peters had the last Sme^
b payments are better on thii
Testagrossa steal from the parking
lot of Carles Bar. This was the first I knew that Peters
stealing of his own truck. Peters
old ine BxlX was not involved because at the time> Bill was
under too much attention."
66 . To date, I have not actually seen proof that Pvt-
was involved in illegal activities . I have seen airrole proof
that he is foolish and eager to do things his way, since
Pvt. Tyree's involvement in the March 1976 Watch Tower Inciden
with the 40“50 armed Columbians,
4t:
I have detailed pertinate events in this affidavit
should something happen to me . The lug nuts~~have been loosened
on my car tires twice in toe past week . I have had someone
with my car once and I have received telephone calls
at my home where no one answered at tbe other end, i nave
r they
also threatened
68 . Sat. John Newbv reported that he
received
■i-h«» parachuting accident that claimed his
October 1978 . It was at that time that (then) SP4
threatening phone calls . I saw a
still
I gave Colonel Baker the original, copy of this affidavit .
ave true copies to Huah B. Pearce, and to Paul Neri of
the National Security Aaencv and instructed each person to
deliver this affidavit to the authorities in the event something
c -Ho mo
3
70 . I believe the friends I have entrusted with the
original and copies of this affidavit will place the
National Security of the United States and American
interests in Latin America first, and if circumstances
allow, will bring this affidavit to the attention of
authorities in the event something occurs to me .
71.
with Edwin Wilson I was informed
related toTArc^ishop Romero, lie.
also spoke to me concerning Operation Watch Tower jmd the
in Latin America and the need to maintain
I that T had requested to release.
security.
from Opera tion .lQcwe 11 to civilian. ^
that the Staff Judge Advocates offic^fi ad , denied the request,.
72- E dwin W il son -e;tElained_that-Qpera-ti on Watch Tower had
i (1) If. it became,
wQuld ^jMidermi ne pr esent governmental.
r “(2) There are ~
lemented, elsewhere in the world.
Southeast Asia and
Wilson named tne "Golden Trianale*'*
P aJcista jL^ ^lsoo _.,state d_in_bLOth areas of the world the CIA
and other inti^
flow to
tO-. overthrow communist
narco
United
of Pakista n.
are-not^ri endly ■ towards
_ Wilson named several recognized official s
, Burma, Kore^ Thailand and Ccunbodia
^^'Tng aware and .consenting to these arrangements , similar
to the ones in Panama. (3) Wilson cit e d t he military coup
, thfi,_c^p in Peru ih~T976 :~ the fall
and.,the growing,
need for
operations like Watch Toro^ As these operations funded
the ongoing errort to combat communism and defeat actions
directed against the United States or matters involving the
United States,
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sta ted that over 70% of the profits we re launderednFhrou
tanxs xn Panama . T he remaining percenraae was
anks with a small ‘
an
the united States, Wilson indicated" that a large
_ It into the banks of Pan;=^m;^
without being checked.
in Panamanian
Couriers .
became aware of that fact from normal concretions with some
of the embassey personnel assigned to the Embassey in
Panama. Wilson also stated that an associate whom I don't
know also aided in overseeing the laundering of funds, which
ffv " ^
then used to purchase weapons to arm the various
factions that the CIA saw as friendly towards the United
States. The associates 's name is Tom Clines. Wilson
indicated that most of Operation Watch Tower was implemented
on the authority of Clines.
74. I wa s no tified by Mwi^ Wilson that the -Informat ion
ate.
of D^eass
to use the sensiti
, was.
wege. dovsXQPing..,^^
aThose private corp orations were
rmation gathered fybm
U.S.
systems
atives as levera ge to m anip ulate
■int-n approving wha tever costs the weapon
^ .
on
incvirred
-v#75. Edwin Wilson named tjiree w^a^
£ r.. .. ... t gy i feciy. vijn
w hen he s p oke
Operat.ron
izes-kinetj. c
(»T>PTfTV- I got the impress xwu wcat;»ju
wither for use by NASA or for CBR purposes,
j at the time and it is attached.
7 6 . Edwin-KLils
.dur in g our cQn3£.ers.aj^Qn /
a nd the
/
w eapon ^ system s, that
natiQnwlde_bV 4 JuI]C
77. of tt ?^ date of this a ffidavi t^ | j - 400 pol ice^depa rtmentg,
^1.37 a ' " “
/ aixd
7§M
been monitored' under QperatiorL jQ rwelj.. ^ Th&jEBaj or
^ — 4 t _ V T Fl^v 5^3.2.11^5* X
information u athj
hy operation
n C. RoTtNTio.'. -Oiw invi -T-Ht \v\mciT'SH'°U°A
78. Per orders from Edwin Wilson, i
— ■ QF~05^tion Orwell Jw it^L-St a . ££ . °r qthers
outside Of the .
Certain information v;as collected crroun Among
the Trilateral Commission and the
those, that information was collected on, ^ .
and President Jimmy Carter. Edwin former CIA
additional surveillance was
Director ^crge Bush, who Wils^ [J^^^sonarSSwleaS that
Trilateral Commission. I do not "^ve pet»wua->-
Ford, Carter or Bush were under surveillance.
*
James .ML._-B 9 we „.Qa „. 5 March . 19 .80 . X
that ^glo nel Ro we connEBunrsate with
"tWt, \fe t^rZv
ip ^
« then used to purchase weapons to arm the various
y/^ S * - — — *-
factions that the CIA saw as friendly towards the United
Itates. The associates 's name is Tom Clines. Wilson
indicated that most of Operation Watch Tower was implemented
on the authority of '
I was notified by Edwin Wilson that
Washincrton . EU-£.i • was_digggminated to priva-ht>
who were deve '
of Defense . » Those private corp oration s wer e
ngp -hhp g^nsitive information gatnerea rrom surveillance
on
U.S. Senator
s as leverage to manipulate
ronare ssmen into approving whatever costs the weapon
systems incurrea
'#75. Edwin Wilson namea three weapons systems
receiving informati on
vehicle^
rom Operation
weapons system t-haf nt-.i lizes_kinetj.c
energy.
wither for use by NASA or for CTR purposes.
I recalled at the time and it is attached.
. EdHin
Which
during our convexs.ati.Qn
1 sseTTiination of
fication o.f ^t he_Jthree
natifflOttide-Jjy.
77. ae ^-he date of this affidavit. 8.400 police departments
^1.370
, and- approximately
heen monitored under Ope ration OrweXX T The mat p^ .
— =~^:fcer Day SaintsT I hftVh
gathered bv Operation
in s tructionS— ttom
forwarded additional informat iQIL-gi
D . C . >» E>TPt,CAtv..'?OTtNT'i(i.^ 'dxp.-t Pv.y^cc.Tto
t»u 1r * "&r»ucc ^ Htofi
78. Per orders from Edwin Wilson , 1 did nQt disguss the
of Operafio n Qrwell with mv staff or ” “
.0
gnrveillance . The only
matter ' with operation urwcxl pe rsonnel what th
needed to
\A
spBcted iu 0 iiib©irs of
uerraxn uirormaTiion v/aa cuxxcwuci-* w**
the TrxJLateraJ. Oojnniission and the Bilderbei*?
those, that information was collected on, were Gerald Ford
and President Jimmy Carter. Edwin Wilson indicated ^at
additional surveillance was implemented against former CIA
Director George Bush, who Wilson named as a member of the
Trilateral Commission. I do not have personal know edge that
Ford, Carter or Bush were under
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T^owe to chock out Edwxn Wilson* I hed two concejms* The
first was that Edwin Wilson may pose a threat to national
security by disseminating classified information on the CIA’s
activities to personnel without a clearance or a need to
know that information. Ed w i n . W il son., d u ring, his conversations
with me. outlined infor ma^imLJfcha t _. wa _ s _. c l ass ifie d and to
which I had n ' ? T> *?* ^*^ ho know . Information that pertained to
the activities of the CIA in the United States and in
Latin America. I’ve related such conversations with Edwin
^ The second concern I had was the issue of
y,i — authoritv and connection to Thomas Clines . I was told
rUeSedirtharclines was the agent in charge and that
Milsirwoihea with Clines. Colonel Rowe indicated that he
would make the inquiries I requested and would contact me
with that information as soon as he had something. Colonel
Rowe indicated it would be 60 to 90 days before he would
soeak to the CIA contact that was most apt to have iciowledge
of the information I requested. I agreed to meet Colonel
Rowe on Fort Bragg the first week in June in the event
Colonel Rowe received documentation relating to the information
I sought.
Marnh IQflO Colonel Ro we contacted.
During the.
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Wilson was -i n V
Cclonel ISwe-isaiistea-tEfft Edwin wapoh wasja.dar sc^riny
Sy the CIA at that tirae but had no?' *«“2iHa«er
circumstances surrounding the events of
to my concerns
Edwin Wilson posed a possiole threat indicated
that off the record, that was a cone m ^j^^^^ated that he
whom he had spoken to. Colon . . f Up. first week of
would be in receipt of fomentation
June which listed Colonel Rowe if he had
operations- I specifically . . „ this time and his
the names of any of those did indicate that
reply was in the negative. Col had basically the
it-was his understanding n - ^d "Bg5-o€K^
cpinie characters invo lved a nd Col — o riel Rowe nam%d
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'irst was that Edwin Wilson may pose a ^v.^ =°ricerns. The
security by disseminating classified national
activities to personnel without a clearan^^^^^°" CIA's
know that information. Edwin Wilson ^„ t- v
W iuth .. ttte I outline d information that ua® ^
to.
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^hat pertained to
activities of the CIA in the United statL Kd^ii
n America. I’ve related such conversations with Edwin
herein. The second concern l had was the issue of
his authority and connection to Thomas Clines. l was told
repeatedly that Clines was the agent in charge and that
Wilson worked with Clines. Colonel Rowe indicated that he
TOuld make the inquiries I requested and would contact me
with that information as soon as he had something. Colonel
Rowe indicated it would be 60 to 90 days before he would
speak to the CIA contact that was most" apt to have knowledge
of the information I requested. I agreed to meet Colonel
Rowe on Fort Bragg the first week in June in the event
Colonel Rowe received documentation relatinc to the infon
I souaht.
Qn — 7 Mdircli- X 980 Colonel Rowe cont.ac^ed
Inc the
Has working for Thomas
Colonel Eowe indicated that Edwin Wij.son was under scrutiny
by the CIA at that time but had not’* been given details of the
cxrcumstances surroimding
that
events of that
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to mv concerns that
EdwinT Wilson posed a
xLle threat to national security
or to the inner workings of the CIA, Colonel Rowe indicated
that off the record, that was a concern of several people to
whom he had spoken to. Colonel Rowe also indicated that he
would be in receipt of documentation by the first week of
June which listed Edwin Wilson *s involvement in several
I specifically asked Colonel Rowe ir he had
the ncLmes of any of those operations at this time and his
reply was in the negative. Colonel Rowe did indicate that
it was his understanding that each operation had basically
same characters involved and Colon el Rowe
^jjfiQivxduaia involved with Edwin Wllsc^ Colonel Rove
Bober^ gates and WllliggL^>~
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wn_as_sociaj: es of David Kimche for
g2. nn March 1980 I received three photographs frc
J^• ^plligence contacts at the P en tagon . Aiaoncest. ths
three photographs were two individuals I recocnrrsd.
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According to Bayard, Kimche was due to sieeo vit
Shortly thereafter^ I was informed throucrh t,*:
normal lines of communication that Colonel Bayard vas r.*ri
As of this date his murder remains unsolved. The
of Kimche that Colonel Bayard had appeared to be a
photograph. *TheEfi-
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Harari is listed
Vf,—
3_n March and
my unaersrancuLng from Pentagon
activities in Latin America are well known ^ including hrs
drug trafficking endeavors. I was also informed frcr trcse
or +■^3+* Pentagon on orders of sevsrai Wa
have gone to great
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NATO Exercises. I intend to verify that Haraori was
individual who gave Edwin Wilson the briefcases while at
Albrook Air Station during Operation Watch Tower.
that the Operation
learned that Harari was a known middleman for matters
the United States in Latin America . Harari
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1?79. Colonel Rittcers no-*-' ~-’’o-s -, **Patted on 5 February
. front the depressiorwhicj
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part of Pvt "vref» tfhr. T.X 7"* being interested on the
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‘NS AND PENALTIES
march 1980.
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TECHHOLOOT AMD VEAPOMS TSAKSFEB
68/ BBEHHEIE APPLIES TO CIA
68/70 BREKITEEE YOKES FOR 0. S
IH7ESTHEHT
69/ BARBODTI FAEES DEATH AND USES PHONY
SOCIALISTS COHE TO POfER
69/ BRENNEEE GIYE INFO RE DSIG INVESTORS
IRAQ fHEH BA ' ATH
CONTACT YAS BOB EERRITT
69/70 BRENNEEE* S FIRST CONTACT YITH ISRAEL INTELLIGENCE (HO
IllTEBKATIONiL
72/ BIOLOGICAL YEAPONS CONVENTION OUTLAYS PRODUCTION AND OSl
& INTERNATIONAL
THE TEXAS GULF COAST REGION YoSincSttb ^USTOHS IN GALVESTON HOUSTON Aim
TO HEXICO AND SOUTH AHERICA. wlICS RELATED CASES DOBESTICALLT AND IN RELATION
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76/1/ BICEEL
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^r?j OL CUTOLO COtRlA.HDy O^EKATIOH »ATCH a-.£R. “
7^4/ COL COTOLO COMItAHDS THIRD OPERATIOH »iTCH TOfER “JS3IOH JO
AIRCRAFT LAHOEO SAFEl.T AT ALBROOK AIR STATIOH, PAHAMA. PLAHES ARE MET Ilf 1 HE PREY10U5UI
RELATED FASHION BY THOSE NAMED
76/10/ ISRAEL INTELLIGENCE , THE MOSSAD BEGINS SUPPLY OF TO LEBANESE CTOISTIAHS^
INITIAL SHIPMENTS TOTAL $160 MILLION IN AMERICAN MADE H-16 RIFLES. H4-AS SOTER SmRMN
TANES AND AMMUNITION AND AMERICAN MADE LAf ROCKETS. ARRANGEMENTS ARE PERSONALLY APPR07ED
BY GEORGE BUSH THEN DCIA
78/ COL EDWIN P COTOLO COMMANDER lOTH SPECIAL FORCES US ARMY RECEIVES ORDERS TO SET OP
•OPERATION ORWELL*. THIS AUTHOR IIT CAME THROUGH FORSCOM VIA EDWIN WILSON. THIS WAS AN
OPERATION TO SURVEIL ELECTED OFFICIALS. CHURCH OFFICIALS, JUDICIAL FIGURES. AND LAf
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AT THE STATE LEVEL
79/ TERRY REED IS RECRUITED BY THE FBI TO ASSIST IN MONITORING THE COMPANY THAT HE IS
WORKING FOR AT 'IHE TIME IN OKLAHOMA THAT IS DOING BUSINESS WFIN THE HUNGARIAN G07ERNHENT.
OFFICIALS OF THE HUNGARIAN GEVERNMENT AND SUSPECTED KGB AGENTS WERE THE SUBJECT OF CONCERN
IN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO THE EASTERN BLOC.
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79/10/ WEST GERMAN COMPANY WNC NITROCHEMIE, SUBSIDIARY OF WASG GRUPFE BEGINS SELLING
NITROCELLULOSE TO BRIGADIER GENERAL ALI ASGHAR EHETEZAJMI OF IRAN. SHIPIOENTS CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT THE 1980‘S.
79/11/4/ AMERICAN EMBASSY OVERRUN BY IRANIANS IN TEHERAN IRAN. 52 HOSTAGES HELD
79/80/ CARTER BRIEFS NIKON AND FORD ON HOSTAGE SITUATION
80/ IRAN BEGINS TO SHIP AMERICAN MADE WEAPONS TO IRAN. THE FIRST SHIPMENTS INCLUDF 7«in
AIRCRAFT TIRES FOR F-4 PHANTOM FIGHTER JETS. TPS-43 RADAR SPARES FOR SfK MISSILES AnS
ASSORTED AMMUNITION. AMERICAN AMBASSADOR TO ISRAEL SAM LEWIS IS INFORMED AND PRESIDE
CARTER iPPROVES TRANSFER OF EQUIPMENT IN SPITE OF AMERICAN HOSTAGES i™Gm
80/4/5/ COL CUTOLO CONTACTS COL NICK ROWE T
ALSO TO CHECK VALIDLY OF WILSONS CLAIM THAT
WILSON IS DIRECTING. (REF COTOLO DOC 1
VALIDITY or POSITION OF EDWIN VILSON.
CLINES IS AGENT IN CHARGE OF OPERATIONS
80/4/7 COL NICK ROWE CONTACTS COL CUTOLO CONFIRMING POSITION OF FDVTir vtt cnii tm
OF THOMAS CLINES. COL ROWE' S REPORT TO COTOLO REVEALS INVOLVEmN^ SJ MO
FURNISEED TO COTOLO IDENTIFY MTrwAFr. EIARRARI AS
AGEMT WHO MET PLANES AT ALBROOK WITH NORIEGA IN 1976. (REF COTOLODOC^
EDWIN P. COTOLO PREPARES AFFIDAVIT AND PROVIDES COPTFS TO Dim mrn
SMITH AND OTHERS FOR SAFF rFFPTKa rKVTADCS COPIES TO PAUL NEH
OPERATIONS
DAVID
MOSSAD
HUGH B
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COTOLO
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DOES HOTHIHG TO STOP THEH. “**• G43 ¥iS PRODUCED
COLORADO.
80/4/22/ THE BHD REPORTS THAT. ¥ITH THE HELP OF
LIBYA IS DEVELOPING A PLANT FOR THE HANOFACTDRE
STSTEH FOR USING THEM. **♦
80/4/24/ DESERT ONE FAILS - SECORD AND LT.COL.
ONE - GREGG ON NSC
LIBYA. NEST GERMAN GOVE
MOUNTAIN ARSENAL, DENVER
UNNAMED EAST AND ¥EST GERMAN EXPERTS.
OF CHEMICAL NARFARE AGENTS AS ¥ELL AS
GADD AND COL. ROBERT DUTTON fOREED ON THIS
80/5/16/ MEMO RE OCTOBER SURPRISE TO REAGAN FROM ALLEN RE MARTIN HOFFMAN
80/7/ CASEY, GREG, S. MEESE MEET ¥ITH IRAINIAN AYATOLLAH EARBOEE? IN MADRID
80/8/
80/8/
80/9/
CASEY, GREG. L MEESE MEET ¥ITH IRAINIAN AYATOLLAH EARBUEE? IN MADRID
tlXON GOES TO ENGLAND MEETS ¥ITH BDISTOI. HFI.TO FyFflTPTVf
BRENNEEE M
USH LETTER
LEAES ON NSC (GREGG)
80/9/22/ IRAN - IRAQI ¥AR STARTS
BETWEEN
SECORD, SILBERMAN. AND MCFARLANE
80/10/2/ GARY SICE SAYS ISRAEL SHIPS PARTS TO IRAN
80/10/14/ TELEX FROM BO¥LIN AT UNIVERSAL TO QUALLS RE RUPP FLIGHT
80/10/15/ RICHARD ALLEN MEMO RE OCTOBER SURPRISE
80/10/18/ HARRY RUPP FLIES CASEY TOO PARIS
Sm imclddiw; bosh aho case
CASTER - reagAH EIEC?MH KSgP ™ ““I"® HOSTAGES OH?!£
MEET
AFTER
BRENNEE ATTENDS
80 / 11 / 4 / PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
MAN
COMMITTEE
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SARDEMED HISSILE SITES. DESIGNS AND PLANS FOB HEA7T NATES POfES PLANT IN HOHS, LIBYA ARE
7IE¥ED BY SOOBCE AT SANE TIttE CONTRACT IS SEEN FOR DISSILE SITES IN '87.
81/ IRAQI SBIPHEHT OF CaEUICAL WEAPONS PRECURSORS FROO WEST GESUANT IS BLOCEED AFTER
INTER7ENTI0N BY REAGAN ADIIINIS FRATION fITH CHANCELLOR HELHDT SCHHIDT. THE SHIPHENT IS FROU
I. G. FARBEM. PHARHACEDTICAL COttPAHY fHOSE FOUNDER INVENTED ZTELON B AND TABUN NERVE
GAS *•»
81/ ISRAEL AIR RAID DESTROYS IRAQI BREEDER REACTOR AT TUNAITHA. IRAQ INTENSIFIES IT'S
VORLD WIDE SEARCH FOR CHEHICAL WEAPONS **♦
81/1/20/ REAGAN SWORN IN - HOSTAGES RELEASED
81/1/21/ ALLEN TELLS REAGAN ABOUT 53RD HOSTAGE - REAGAN SAYS TELL THEN DEALS OFF
81/1/21/ HARRY FLIES FROH DC TO OVER SEAS
81/1/21/ J. CARTER TELLS STANFIELD TURNER HE SCREWED HIH AT WIESBADEN
ARO QOSHEL
81/3/ ISRAEL AGAIN SHIPS $7 HILLION IN SPARE PARTS
RADIO EQUIPHENT TO IRAN WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE U
HANDLES THE DEAL USING JSC INTERNATIONAL. AHERICAN
REPLACEHENT OF ISRAEL STORES.
FOR C-130 AIRCRAFT PARTS INCLUDING
S. ISRAEL ARHS DEALER ANDRE FRTDEl
AUBASSADOR TO ISRAEL SAH LEVT<; ADD
81/3/5/ BANI SADR ASSASSINATION ATTEHPT BY HEZBOLOAH
81/6/ BANI SADR SEIZES SHIPIIENT OF ARHS TO IRAN FROH ISRAEL
EQUIPHENT CRASHES IN SOVIET UNION THIS WAS THIRD FI IGHT
OF $200 HILLION IN ARHS AND EQUIPHENT BROAEERED BY AHDDrAq irimT cixoe
?2?, ™ *1>11I»ISTEBI*G CO»TBiCT rorSKiwiT^ ImII? to“?p
INCLUDED SPARE PARTS FOR F*“4 FIGHTERS Tf* ATTniiQ ■tji.itxwi j AdRAEL TO IRAN, SHIPMENTS
dOBTiKS ABraniiTiOT MD iHM.L M03 2?lr5S ®*coi>-es3 BiriES.
LE»I3 ua> AKH3 »ERE BEPLACEB BT 0 ! MSEED TO BT iHBASSiBOB TO ISBiEI. SAB
THE BND RECORDS THAT L
GENTS AND IS CURRENTLY
N ITALY AND SPAIN «**
COHHITnCD TO THE
TO PURCHASE THE
THIS
EQUIPHENT FROH ANTWERP TO BANDAR ABAS, IRAN * ^ HILLION IN HILITART COHHUNICATIONS
RELATED EQUIPHENT WAS GENERATOR SETS TDAW^rnDmol J* NICARAGUAN REGION OF
appropriate TIPE3 OE .IRE ABD CABLE.
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^iiOCEH DOfN AMD HIDDEM INSIDE TRANSEOfittERS BEING SHIPPED OUT Of THE COUNTRT,
82/ THOOAS J. HURRIN, FESTINGHOOSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION, ILLEGALLY SELLS LASER
TECHNOLOGY (CODE NAHED ROADRUNNER) TO HITSUBISHI OF JAPAN, TECHNOLOGY FAS USED
SOUTH AFRICA TO DEVELOP LASER FEAPONS. THESE FEAPONS FERE USED BY IRAQ AGAINST
CLARRIGE ATTEMPTED TO OBTAIN THESE FEAPONS FOR USE BY THE CONTRAS.
FEAPON
BY UNION or
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82/2/ OLIVER NORTH CONTACTS TERRY REED RELATED TO PARTICIPATING IN THE MON ITO RING OF
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ACTIVITIES OF TOSHIBA, THE COMPANY REED FORKED FOR AT THE TIME. OLIVER
NORTH USED THE NAME "JOHN KATHEY~ IN THIS CONTACT AND CARRIED CIA IDENTIFICATION EVEN
THOUGH REED AND NORTH HAD KNOFN EACH OTHER FROM VIET NAM, REED FORKED IN AIR FORCE
INTELLIGENCE AND NORTH OPERATED A ONIT THAT EXPEDITED THE ELIMINATION OF "POF'S". REED FAS
TO MONITOR THE FLOW OF TECHNOLOGY TO OTHER COUNTRIES. TOSHIBA FAS LATER ACCUSED OF SELLING
TO THE SOVIET UNION SOPHISTICATED MILLING EQUIPMENT THAT ENABLED THE SOVIETS TO MAKE
SUBMARINE PROPELLORS CAPABLE OF ESCAPING U. S. SONAR DETECTION. A TOSHIBA EXECUTIVE
COMMITTED SUICIDE OVER THE SCANDAL.
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82/5/ U. S. SECRETARY ALEXANDER HAIG AND DEFENCE SECRETARY CASPER FEINBERGER APPROVE SALE
OF ANOTHER $50 MILLION OF AMERICAN MADE FEAPONS BY ISRAEL TO IRAN. THIS CONTRACT INCLUDED
160 MM MORTARS, 106 MM RECOILESS RIFLES AND AMMUNITION. ISRAEL SHIPPED TO IRAN AWn THE D
S. REPLACED THE EQUIPMENT.
82/6/ OPERATION BLACK EAGLE IS SET UP BY FILLIAM CASEY DCI TO OPERATE OUT OF THF OFFTrF
OF THE VICE PRESIDENT, GEORGE BUSH, AS A COVER FOR THE COTCRT CONTOA MMS OPeLt^^
INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH AT THE TIME BUSH IS ALSO HEAD OF THE VICE PRESIDEOTIAL DRUG TAS^
rORCE SET OP TO COORDIHiTE EEDERil EOrORCEMElIT EFFORTS TO STEH THE FLO* 5f OROGS IHTO THE
82/8/ JOE EYAHS ARR IVE S Ilf UEHA, AREAHSAS, AS PART OF BARRT SEAT OPEPATTait rv&iic mx<s
mT HE FLEF, HE FAS ALSO AN EMPLOYEE AND CHIEF MECHANIC AT COMHERCTAI RF?
LAFAYETE, LA. WHICH HAS ALSO BEEN CONNECTED TO tS SSi oJf£?™£S^S:
ISRikL TO A^ISriN r t: Sli t 5 0?EisSSt CASEY FORCES
«F HOT TRiCEABLF TO 0 3 sSpHElW ll TO “ “BAHOH. HEAPOHS
HILLIOH FOR THEIR ASSISTAicE^JSTtii SoISS ISSS^rIKISs fSS^ SSI. ™
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^rCoulTJRE. IRAQI AGENTS AND S0R80GATE3 ttANiPOLATES ttAMIPULATE VENDORS
TO PURCHASE fEAPOHS AND DEVELOP COVERT OPERATIONS TO IHPLEHEHT TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.
83/ / / IRAQ'S FIRST HUSTARD GAS PLANT IS COHPLETED AND IN OPERATION, APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN
BUILT WITH THE HELP OF ITALIAN CflEHICAL COHPANT HOMTEDISON, WHICH WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN
SHIPttEKTS OF CHEHICAL WEAPONS PRECURSORS TO IRAQ FROH KBS AND HELCHIHIE IN HOLLAND, AND
iTOCHEH IN FRANCE.***
83/1/ ANDRE FRYDEL ISRAEL ARHS DEALER SIGNS $16.5 BILLION CONTACT WITH IRAN TO DELIVER
200 AIH-9L AHERICAN DESIGNED SIDEWINDER HIS3ILES AND 10 SETS OF LAV-7 LAUNCHERS. LIBERIAN
COBP ANT KENDAL HOLDING IS USED AS CUT OUT OH THE DEAL. KENDAL ALSO DELIVERS FIVE ALE16
RADARS AND FIVE ALE69 RADARS. U. S. PROVIDES ISRAEL HONEY FROB AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPHEHT TO PURCHASE WEAPONS TO REPLENISH ISRAELI STOCKS.
83/2/ CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY AUTHORIZES OVERFLIGHTS OF PLO TERRORIST TRAINING CAHPS
IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN OREGON. NOPTHEKtT CALIFORNIA TRAINING CAMP IS LOCATED ON
SR0PT5 ACRES O’i-ftlED BY HR HILTON 0 BR0¥N BROWN IS MC-ST LIKELY FRONTING ON PROPERTY FOP ELLIE EA33AB .
PORTLAl'ID OREC<>N BUSINESSMAN AND "PLO PAYMASTER" (SEE INDIVIDUALS Il'T/OL^TID LISTING)
83/3/ TERRRY REED LEAVES TOSHIBA AND BEGINS NEW BUSINESS VENTURE IN LITTLE ROCE, AREAHSAS
A SBALL BANUFACTURING COHPANY. OLIVER NORTH, STILL USING THE NABE JOHN EATHET, DISCLOSES
HIS INTENT TO INTRODUCE REED TO BARRY SEAL. NORTH FIRST NORTH CONFIDES THE EXISTENCE OF
"THE ENTERPRISE" OPERATION. AND PROJECT DONATION
83/2/22-3/ TERRY REED'S AIRCRAFT IS STOLEN FROH AIR PORT IN JOPLIN, HO. REED CALLED FBI
AGENTS IN OKLAHOHA CITY TO REPORT THE THEFT. HE DENIED ANT KNOWLEDGE OF THE THEFT EVEN
THOUGH NORTH HAD SOLICITED THE DONATION OF THE PLANE UNDER “PROJECT DONATION'S" PROCEDURES
OF HAVING AIRCRAFT STOLEN AND THEN COLLECTING THE INSURANCE. o
ED IN BERUIT 17 ABERICANS ARE KILLED
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AIRCRAFT IN JOPLIN. HO
THAT LIBYA HAS ITS OVH PLAHT FOS HAHHFACTORE OF wnSTAPH
STARTED PRODUCTION AT THE END OF 1981. IT'S LOCATION IS PRESUHED
83/7/22 THE BHD REPORTS
THE PLANT IS SAID TO
TO BE NEAR ABO KHABBASH
83/10/23/ BARINE BARS
terry reed beets BARRY SEAL AFTER NORTH HAS SET HP THE rourPAf'T* rnn
recruited INTO SEALS OPERATING GROUP BEING SET TO AT BENA^ ISkSsI
BETWEEN SEAL AND REED. SEAL WAS ACCOtIPAMIED BY THE CITIES ^ADrrsT
ajUHo dROFFP AMD BY ROGFl? IT*T TiiTY^li' ¥iDrt*n¥FD ast xnv imwc? i. c? ^ ^-LlXto LAkROEST
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THE 0 5 EkaCT LAWl! E3TABLI3HIMG 'fATC;fl LI3T3'
AMD nror.oarrAf. vapfaiie VEAPONS AND TO £tfP03E
or
I^JTERN COOHTRFEy IHCUTDIHG
RECtIRSOR CHt;niCALS FOR CaEMlCAI.
CONTROLS ON THEIR PORCHASE •**
84 / CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCT OPERATIVE IS ESTABLISHED AS ARBS DEALER fITH ASSISTANCE Or
OTNITED STATES DEPARTHENT PLACING ADD IN LA PRENSA NEVSPAPER IN COSTA RICA.
84/ CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY OPERATIVE SUBHITS REPORT IN EUROPE IN REGARD TO IHHAUSEN-
CHEHIE AND ACTIVITIES OF ISHAN BARBOUDI AND IBI INTERNATIONAL AS PROCUREHENT AGENT FOR
LIBYA AND COL. GADHAFI. (SEE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED LISTING)
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY PROPRIETARY AIRLINES
ARTILLERY PROPELLANT TO IRAN. PROPELLANT
HSTERDAH. DUTCH ARTS DEALER ABRAHAH PRIEH
PS TO IRAN AND IRAQ.
“ST. LUCIA AIRLINES" IS USED TO SHIP
IS UANUFACTURED BY HUIDEH CHEHIE
SHIPS TO IRAN VHILE DR. ELAUS
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OLAF PALHA. IRAN INSTIGATES THIS PLAN AND USES THE CURDS TO IHPLEHENT
ASSASSINATED ON ??,1984. ASSASSINATION IS DUE TO HIS ATTEHPTS TO STOP
EQUIPHENT BY BOFORS NOBELCRUT. (SEE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED LISTING)
ASSASSINATION OF
OLAF PALH IS
SALES OF HILITARY
IGENCE AGENCY OPERATIVE OFFERS HILITARY EQUIPHENT FOR SALE TO PLO
OPERATIVES. NUCLEAR PROJECTILES ARE PART OF OFFER INCLUDING 50 - ISSHH NUCLEAR CANNON
ROUNDS. ALSO OFFERED FOR SALE INTO THE HIDDLE EAST IS 50K OF U-238 50K OF RED MiSnPT
FILE) ENRICHED V/SILVER. (SEE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED LISTING) ( L?Sre“oD^I
AND
^ 4 / 2 / IRAQ BEGINS USING ITS NEVLY PERFECTED CHEHICAL VEAPONS tm i
ATTACKS AGAINST IRANIAN TROUPS. CARL KOLB GHBH OF DRIEICT NEST .<=
ONE OF THE PRIHARY SUPPLIERS OF TECHNOLOGY AND CHEHICALS IT WAS f
HAD EHBARKED ON A HAJOR NERVE GAS (TABUN) PRODUCTION ^Ltt IN SAHAR IRA
84/4/ BOLIN ABEND HE NT TAKES EFFECT
OPERATIOHS OF TBDE COHTRAS THE PROPERTY jlt r“ArrT i\ db- CENTRAL HIGHLANDS
CONTIIA PILOTS »ITH OOT THE HEEB FOb’^ AD0IT10KiL*TOB°?'L?L-”nii?P TBAIHIHG THE
THE ATTEHTIOH OF THE FAA TO tS i?EBSToS?“5J?22*i,S2LS 55^"®. *OOLD CiL
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/ rESIIAX CHAHCEU.OB EffiLHOT XOHL INTER'rt:hji.'J Tt) 3Tf)P THE jHIPUElTr OF EQaiPHElIT TO IRAQ
r KARL KOLB. KOLB SUES THE GEROAN G07ERHHEHT AND fIMS. THE SflIPHEHTS COHTIinJE. ***
84/10/ CARL COLB ENGINEERS RETURN TO IRAQ TO INSPECT T¥0 NEf POISON GAS PRODUCTION LINES
CALLED THE "AHTIED 1 AND THE AHHEO 2". ***
raiTE EHPLOYEE Of INTERGRAPH IS HURDERED IN HIS HOHE. CIRCDHSTANCES RELATI
TO ROADRUNNER. fSEE TNDTVTnnil.<: Twwni.wFn r T<?'PTi»ri\
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A»OTH?p*^FoI lines at a SEPP COHPLEX in EALLQJAH, one for
“PROJECT 33/85", INCLUDED DELI7ERT
OF PHOSPHORUS TRICLORIDE. A KNOVN NER7E GAS PRECURSOR,***
A 20
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OF 17
UILLION
AND
6 TONS
85/2/ CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY IS ADVISED BY GOVERNHEHT OF TITHT^TA trat t^daf? tc
iPf I
85/3/ BICIEL HUES OFFES FOB BIIBCHE3E OF COmOEBCFAL HELICOPWD T»<-
EIBLIBE3 TBEN3P0BT3 3HIBHEBT. EHEBICEb'IK
300BCE^iroiciS^'raS*THE iShooseS*cohpaht^iS*i BECEIPED fbob a hoh-easteb>
cobclobed a COimiACT IB »BG^e6to TO '» HIPPLESTIEL) ili™“
state OBBEO GEBOAB COUPABF 13 SAID TO * PHABHACEDTICAL PBOJECT
BEBTIOBED A3 THE COBPABT OF DEStSaSoS IT IS SAID THAT LIBYA hS bIS
COBCESBIBG TEE EBBASSrEiroi" F toS iS™;. ™*T
®®^V/23/ DEPARTUENT OF THE ADtfT nFPT/'-p
MS?OGlJ5S''reS5S^%SJi?|^g^_SPECIFICATW^^ S5uS?55
KcSSSi™? S e?Ii?**- of tears """SpSK
siSs aa%fs£'2s ™rMT. r ? ns
CASEY OLIVKP and OLIVER NORTH SBIPITFItp ENGLAND TO IRAN SALES
PO* Fi™>IBO 83ED FOB FOBDI WliulSS^l'ItSi'^li
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rV-lDOALS imvoi.vi:d listing)
IT hOISSE. GENEVA # TE 745855-02-2 (SEE DETAILS
85/9/ 0
LIED S CONGRESS ABOO? SEPTEHBER 1985 REVEALS SENIOR
the carrier a fIee^aSS?!^^?? OF NIGERIA ».
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S1Si'£i ^ I-
86 / U
s. P8ESIDE»T 80 .A 10 ,E*c« IBPosES EBB48GO OH LIBT*
86/? US. FORCES BOMB LIBIA
*6/1/6/ BBEHHEEE LEITEB TO HiLPB JOUHSOH HE DRDGS
®*® REPORTS THAT TRr dt
»%SlEWfSE™'ISSHB^if^ 52i*S5ES?^*J’SSB2l X- LIBr*
MALTESE and BPTTTqn' • - ARE THOUGHT TYi navw ®F A GERMAN rnitDiSi*
^EBTS EHOH TBE *B0»E BEHTIOHE;*?SSTj?i"I.J«TICm.i* ATOH?toS^?5'L|®^®“^ '
launchers AMD ENGLAND tkanSPORT shtoi™
SilES 0HIGIH4TED *T STORES M ^4TO “SSILE
66/^/ ADRER -baRRT- SEA, T. "® »“»*» "ORTH, "» SHIPHEHT eSu.IBHS
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4/ CffSTOttS STIKG OPERATIOH IH BERITODA CAUSES THE ARREST OE 17 IHDlYlUUAl.a
LIAH RORTHROP, ISRAELI HOSSAD AGEMT, AHD RETIRED ISRAELI GEHERAL ATRAHAH BAR-AH AMD
ERS TOTALIRG 17 DEFENDAHTS. CASE IS STYLED AS USA 7RS SAH E7AMS. ALL CHARGES ARE
E7EHTUALLT DROPPED (SEE IKDI7IDUALS IH70L7ED LISTING AMD VIDEO TRAMSCRIPT)
86/4/ HEHO TO POINDEXTER ABOUT NEED TO EXPEDITE RELEASE Of THE HOSTAGES
86/5/ CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY OPERATIVE NEGOTIATES ¥ITH IRANIANS FOR THE SALE Of
OOTORS FOR SPEED BOATS AMD EXPLOSIVES. SPEEDBOATS MERE FURNISHED BY IRAN FOR USE IN
ATTACXING SHIPS IN THE PERSIAN GULF. FROH INFORHATION LATTER OBTAINED EXPLOSIVES NENT TO
GROUPS SUCH AS THOSE RUN BY HANSUER AL YSARRI FOR USE AGAINST FOREIGN TARGETS SUCH AS
AIRCRAFT. POTENTIAL INYOLVEHENT fITH PAN AH 103. (SEE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED
LISTING) (TRANSCRIPT OF TAPED CONVERSATION)
86/7/ CYRUS HASHEHI DIES IN LONDON HOSPITAL, JULY 21 1986
HASHEHI WAS HURDERED AS REPRISAL BY U. S. CUSTOHS SERVICE
HIH BY JOE XING, U. S. CUSTOHS AGENT. (VIDEO AHD TRANSCRIPT
HOUSHANG LA VI RELATES THAT
THIS INFORHATION WAS RELATED TO
86/7/21/ CYRUS HASHEHI IS DEAD IN LONDON OF VIRULENT FODH OF I rnrFHTA om 7 n t i cr r. -» « , __
86/9/16 GH67FASI (PIO) ORDEBS BOATS ABB HOTORS FROH BREBHEEE CDSTOIfS IPPRAWc
®5£V/27 IRAQ S HAIN CHEHICAL WARFARE PLANT NEAR 'I' HF ROf 7 fTT7 nr cip#mnx -m
EXTENSIVE DETAIL INCLUDING SPOT A SATELLITE PHO‘mrSiDS*‘^-rS^^, REVEAL
AUSPICES OF THE STATE ESTABLISHHEN? ^5 JS HANAGED UNDER
DR. AL ANI. THIS PLANT WAS BUILT BY A CONTOrSSh Sf IS
GHBH« AMD HAD BEEM AM OPFv csFrcF-p crirr-*- ^ TCST GERHAH COHPAJIIES LED BY r
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BBT AHT TIES TO BARRT SEAL ARE HOT DHCOTEREB OP K^r^pimi J*P*STIGATIOH IHTO IRAH/COHTRA
n AL RESEARCH CEMTRE IM LIBYA ^TwrF COHdlSSIOMED TO SET OP A
QUIRY ON 18 AUGUST 1987 LED TO THE SAKE TOEAtoJSt ?F tS^hS?f2'*‘ ™ ^
86/11/7 HCHEIL-LEBRER REPORT RE CONVERSATION WITH REAGAN ON
87/ FUEL AIR EXPLOSTot nE-vT/'v 21/81 ON THE 53RD HOSTAGl
HESSERSCHHITT-BOLEOW-BLOHn HEL^I^Lf ^^c^SSIog? «?GR^
BY
IN
she TAL/BARBOHDI TK-7 process PLANT)
87/ CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY DEVELOPS IHEORHATIOH THAT EGYPT IS IN T HE F INAL STAGES OF
DEFELOPHENT OF IRBM HISSILE BASED ON THE ARGENTINE CONDOR II DESIGN AND THE RUSSIAN SCUD
B. DOCOHEHTATION INDICATES THAT 0. S. , FRENCH, GERMAN, AND S¥ISS TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN
ILLEGALLY TRANSFERED TO EGYPT FOR THIS PXIRPOSE. IRAQ NAS THE PRIUARY SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR
THIS ALONG ¥ITH SAUDI ARABIA. THIS PROJECT ASO INCLUDED NODE BY GERALD BULL. SENIOR
ADHIMISTRATION OFFICIALS ISSUED DIPLOMATIC DEMARCHES ONE TO EGYPT AND ONE TO GERMANY AS
THE ONLY OFFICIAL RESPONSES.
87/ ISHAN BARBOUTI MEETS DON SEATON (RICHARD SECORD ASSOCIATE) AND ENLISTS HIS ASSISTANCE
AS CONSULTANT IN LOCATING ’POTENTIAL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES. (SEE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED
LISTING) (SEATONS HISTORY OF INVOLVEMENT NITH CIA PROPRIETARY FLIGHT SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS)
87/ U. S.
THAT LIBYA IS MANUFACTURING
87/4/ CENTRAL INTELLIG
■COMMERCIAL ESPIONAGE*
VARICOH INC. A RAT
NAME TRACE INFORMATION
NAS TO DEVELOP AND
HKUCL aEMMINGS IS APPROACHED FOR RECRUITMENT INTO
OPERATIONS BY NILLIAM F. MULLIGAN, EX-CIA AND VICE PRESIDENT OF
MPANT. HEMHINGS NAS SOLICITED TO ACQUIRE CLASSIFIED FILE AND
CIA PAPER AND COMPUTER FILES. THE PURPOSE ACCORDING TO MULIGAN
DEROGATORY INFORMATION ON U. S. AND FOREIOf OFFICIALS AND
EXECUTIVES AND INDIVIDUALS FOR SALE OR USE IN POLITICAL LEVERAGE
. __ SCENARIO APPEARS TO BE EXTENSION OF
LNSTITUTED BY EDNIN NELSON IN THE LATE 1970' S
OR FOR FOR USE IN CONTROLLIWI BUSINESS DEALINGS.
MOSHE tal to manufacture
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BZUSG
IS mED
TO PURCHASE
TO INCREASE THE
AND
OF
TX-7
(TE-7 IS FUEL
CAPABLE OF
NUCLEAR NEAPONS- ) (SEE INDIVIDUALS
MISSILE TECHKJLOGT CONTROL REGIME FORMED(CA, FR, GB, IT
7/6/22/ DAELT BRIEFING
A NAy iRE AGENTS
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BY THE BND. ACCORDING TO INFORHATION
FACTORT IS ABOUT TO BE COMPLEITD
1 TO 3 TONS OF SARIN PER DAT
from OPERATION BICXEL
INGIIG IN FOREIGN CRUDE
SEE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED 1
F^M AN ALLIED INTELLIGENCE
RABATA NITH A PRODOCTIOH
UP F OR RECLAMATION OF
TO INVESTIGATE AFTER
CoepANY, NATER ENGINEERING TRADING (T E T ^
FiLLOJAH, ONE HUNDRED NEST GERMAN EWrriiTrBi:
SUPERVISE CONSTRUCTION AND INStIllItTOH ^
THE
AL PL4NT
^ ON CONTRACT FOR THE
are SENT TO
INTELLIGENCE f
RABATA IS MOST LIEELT THE HEN
PICTURES) THAT "mE MEN
Moa CABTEL. OPOH HIS BETHS* TO THE^^s' bJto? TS ™“i<H>*»TE*S OF THE OEXlCiM
ARK. HAHGEK ¥HEfiE THE I}|VF<?-rTra'Po^ STOLEH PLANE IS FOUND IN A LITTLE ROCE
DOOR OPEN. ESTIGATORS SAY THAT THE PLANE fAS LOCATED AFTER THE FIND BLEN THE
87/11/ ISHAN BARBODTI AND tIOSHF tii cnt to.
87/11/25/ FEST
BELIEVED TO BE
OFFENDERS WERE
BAD GUBH. **«
engaged in CHEttirAL INDIVIDUALS AND OR
^-E T EARL ^ IRAQ. THOSE INVOLVED
i . , S.AKL KOLB GHBH S. CO EG. PILOT PLANT C —
COMPANIES
AS PRINCIPAL
AG AND HEBEGER
®7/12/ SAJREIS SOGHANALIAH ht«; mn.
FOR VIOLATIONS OF U S APrtr EXECUTIVES OF HUGHES HELICOPTER APE TunTF-wi
INDIVIDUALS INVOLVES"f?s??SGf TRANSPORT IN CONTRA DRUGS tli5^lTO3^l2SOTS(5
isif ”
88/ MENA apfahcic Mr utr WEST GERMANY.
the FINDINFGS OF™is INV^TTrlr^rtii®^ DNAVAILABLE WHILE HE ¥Aq^n» I® WHEN I]
* COHSPISiCT SmmiMO
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the theft
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COSSTSIC
EHB^ST in TRIPOLI REPORTS THiT
INSTIGATIONS HA^ sSvH^?JS QTCSTIONi:
ANTZED via SWITZERr GHARYN (RABATA) TfTF
INVOLVED »•« TITH GERMAN lNTERMEDIAJSs"^''^rp« ^Q'^XPHENT
AND GERMAN COMPANIES
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»AI?BOirr ) FRAHKFURT li, DOtMG BUStMESS flTH EMO? HO? tUH) IMUUSTKrAL PLANTS ETf: *«•
BUSTARD GAS **TO^rR^ COItPAHT SELLS SEVERAL HUNDRED TONS OF CHEOICALS FOR USE IN HAJEING
INTTRHALL^COATIHG^PtPE^ PROCF<??^?I^SS/'fpT? HUHDEN INVENTOR OF PROCESS FOR
aimv, PIPE. PROCESS IS NUCLEAR REGULATORT COHHISSIONS APPROVED
EHBASST^ I? eIpRESSEs”c0NCERN O^R AHERICAN
republic OF GERHANY IN THE SUPPI COMPANIES FROM THE FEDERAL
LIBYAN C-130 AIRCRAFT TOGIVE TmtT^nTn^rD^^s-TOFi«^^^^^ ^ LIBYA AND THE RE-EQUIPIHG OF
READS; "TC UNDERSTAND THAT^SEvSal CAPACITY. THE AMERICAN NON-PAPER
P^COREMENT OF EQUIPMENT FOR^A^ROBABL/rSJu^Sf PROVIDED OR FACILITATED LIBYA'S
nrrox.,Eo ik this activitt
FL.BwiSTCr5r*So?ltf??
CHEMICAL WEAPONS MATERIAL FERROCYANIDE OF
88/5/12/ BRENNEKE IS INDICTED AND THE KOrnn »tro..s
CHERRY FLAVORING PLANT IN BOCA RA-TOIV
which hydrogen CYANIDE h i DEsi^TiYE
CONTAINING BUNDLES OF $100 BILLS AT MEETING AT BRIST
ssi.ur“ „ „„ ^
atropi^ »EOOESTS
BRYEH, PEHTAGOH OMDERSECPFTADv^rtS^S^ ASTIDOTE)
IHSIDE THE PEMTAfinir iwn\ BEFEHCE FOR TRinr
LISTIHG) ^ STATE ©EPARTHEMT TO APpSJSf
SECDRITY POLICY BUT STEVEN
plant
' «OM GERMAN COMPANIES EOP*?*r^J:F® INTELLIGENCE SEDVTrr
m ri»H3 M4HED «E IBI. ?eJ^sS"IS"SuSs2S. J POiSS^
CONCERNING
GAS PRODUCTION
IB IRAN/IRAQ WAR ^ BEEN GATBERED. *«*
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/ fiAPBOOTI AMD tKTKDKN FORH PIPEI.fHE COATFHG COttPAlfT. PIPELIHE REC07ERT ST5 FEHi l«<-
[ocirET) IH DALLAS TEXAS.
88/9/21/ THE U. S. EMBASSY HANDS OYER TO THE AA A NON-PAPER, ACCORDING TO
DEVELOPED A CHEMICAL WEAPON PRODOCTION CAPABILITY WITH OUTSIDE HELP,
EUROPEAN COMPANIES. AND IS ABOOT TO BEGIN MASS PRODUCTION. THE U. 3.
APPEALS FOR A STOP TO ANY ASSISTANCE TO LIBYA FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF IT'S OWN CAPACHX
MANUFACTURE AND USE CHEMICAL WEAPONS.***
88/9/23/ RICHARD BRENNEEE TESTIFIES IN DENVER ON HARRY RUPP’S BEHALF
88/10/ / U. 3, HOUSE AGRICULTURE COHMITTEE tOEMBER LARRY HOPXINS COMPLAINS BITTERLY
COMMITTEE HEARING THAT AMERICAN EXPORTERS ARE REPLACING U. S. TOBACCO SHIPMENTS TO
WITH BRAZILIAN PRODUCT AT HALF THE COST. FUNDS ARE BEING SKIMMED FROM THE DEALS TO
WEAPONS TO THE IRAQI MILITARY. ISHAH BARBOOTI IS DETERMINED TO BE THE ARCHITECT OF
IN
IRAQ
SUPPLY
THE
88/10/ CHAMPON BEGINS TESTS ON PROCESS PLANT. SOMETIME BE’TWEEN THEN AND JULY 1990 FERRIC
FERROCYAMIDE IS STOLEN AND TRANSPORTED TO IRAQ FOR USE IN MANUFACTURE OF CHEMICAL WARFARE
WEAPONS. (SEE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED LISTING)
88/10/20/ THE FEDERAL CHANCELLOR IS BRIEFED FOR THE FIRST TIME OH THE INFORMATION
BY THE INTELLIGENCE SERVICES IN RELATION TO LIBYAN EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH A WARFARE
FACTORY. . . THIS SUMMARY ALSO MENTIONS POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT OF THE GERMAN COMPANY
IMHAUSEH. »**
GATHERED
AGENTS
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WASHINGTON PROPOSING THAT HE MAKE THE FOLLOWING POINTS- -U S EVIDENCE PROVTDFD
OCTOBER 1988 HAS BEEN LOOKED INTO, BUT SO FAR NOTHING MS BEEN FOUND oS oJ rrotf^u
COMPANIES VIOLATING THE FOREIGN ITRADE AND PAYMENTS ACT -THFor Srnrp GERMAN
OH THE ACTIVITY OF GERMANS IN THE LIBYAN COTMXCAL WEAp6ms’pLANT^^Ev2m^?^to?S
WEAPONS PLANT IN RAHATA
THE FE
EBSTER
IN THE
■^,4/ Ztl INYESTIGiTORS HEET WITH THEIR INFORHAlTr (88/11/2) AW) RECEIVE A FILE
DOCDHENTS. THE FILE IHCLHDES: -SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PHARHA 150 PROJECT, -
SENT BY FOREIGN FIRHS TO IBI (TSHAH BARBOOTI), -HISCELLANEOOS CORRESPONDENCE WITH
Jrottig AND FOREIGN COQPANIES CONCERNING PHARHA 150, -CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS. HOWEVER, THERE
rs NO EVIDENCE THAT VIOLATIONS WERE COHUITTED AGAINST THE FOREIGN TRADE AND PATHENTS ACT
IN PARTICDLAR THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT GOODS WERE SUPPLIED BY GERHAN FIRHS. •**
88/12/20/ GERHAN GOVERHHENT REPORT INTO ON IT'S INVESTIGATION INTO ILLICIT CHEHICAL
WEAPONS SALES TO IRAQ ONLY BEGAN IN NOVEHBER 1987, HORE THAN FOUR YEARS AFTER THE FIRST
ACCOUNTS APPEARED IN THE PRESS ABOUT POISON GAS DELIVERIES TO IRAQ. *•*
88/12/21/ PAN AH
TO BE RELATED TO
7 AS SARI ARE USED
HARVEY WATSON, O
FLIGHT 103 CRASHES AT LOCEERBEE, SCOTLAND, DRUG INVESTIGATION IS THOUGHT
ON BOARD BOHB. POTENTIAL THAT EXPLOSIVES ACQUIRED BY GAFARI AND AL
IN BUILDING BOHB THAT TOOK OUT PLANE. SHIPHENT OF EXPLOSIVES APPROVED BY
3 CU3TOHS
88/12/22/ HEETING WITH U S. DELEGATION AT THE FEDERAL FOREIGN OFFICE. THE U. S
PRESENT PHOTOGRAPHIC HATERIAL ON THE PHARHA 150 CHEHICAL PLANT TO THE GERHAN COLLEAGUES
AND REPORT OH AN ASSEHBLT PLANT IS A CHEHICAL WEAPONS PRODUCTION PLANT.
89/ AGRICUL'rURE DEPARTTMEHT INSPECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT REVEALS REPORTED SHAKEDOWN AND
KICKBACK ACTIVITIES DEHANDED OF VENDORS BY IRAQI GOVERHHENT AGENTS AND SURROGATES BAGHDAD
ASSlffiES THAT 'THE ACTIVITIES WILL CEASE, THEY DO NOT.
89/ BRUCE HUNDEN
TECHNICIANS TO U
TRAINING.
SEVERS
FOR
5
RELATIONSHIPS WITH BARBOUTI AFTER BARBOUTI
HUNDEN 'fO TRAIN THE TECHNICIANS ARE TO BE
SENDS TWO BRITISH
SENT TO LIBYA AFTER
89/1/ BARBOUri’S DEALINGS WITH LIBYA ARE REVEALED BY GERHAN INVESTIGATION rDTHTMAi
INYESTIGATION3 OF GERHAN COHPANIES HAHE BARBOUTf S COHPANY IBI INTERNATIOHAr t2 ^
DEYELOPHEHT OF LIBIAN CHEHICAL WEAPONS PLANT AT RABATA ^HARHA l2n- TH^ Stf* .
CHAHPOH READ OF BARBOUTI CONNECTION TO LIBYA HONDFM CEASES OPEBATTni?^
EHPL0TEE3 ARE INSTRUCTED TO DESTROY FILES. CAASES OPERATION BARBOUTI
CHEHICAL WEAPONS IS CONVENED AFTER SEYEDAr
CONCERNED WITH IRAQI USE OF POISON GAS AND SEVERAL
COUNTRIES BECOHE
AT RABATA. IT IS ANNOUNCED THAT THE ~rPAQI*^S POISON GAS BY LIBYA'S PLANT
» 0 » CKO* HOf TO riLI, mWITIOHS .« ® ™ THK PeODnCTIOH PROBLM. ABD
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89/6/ BARBOUTI' S ROLE IN "PHARMA 150" PLANT IS CONFIRMED DURING TRIAL OF JERGFN
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COWCLUSIOWS •
August 29, 1988
^ probable that at lea s t one person from the Reagan -Bush
with the — PLp*s chief, Yasir Arafat in 1980 in Beirut to
y q est Arafat s assistan c e In delaying the release of tlie Embassy
Hostages .
2* It is certain that members of the Reagan-Bush campaign staff and
cFarlane , then an aide to Senator John Tower, met with Iranian
nationals, sent by Khomeini, in Washington D.C. and Paris, France in
1980 before the elections to discuss the release of the Embassy
Hostages. It is probable that they influenced the time at which the
hostages would be released in exchange for a promise by Reagan-Bush to
deliver to them several billion dollars of arms purchased by Iran
under the Shah and at the time frozen in the United States.
but not proven, that Bush or one of his family was
last full week of October 1980 for one of these
meetings. It is highly unlikely that Bush himself was in Paris as the
police would have been alerted to provide security for a Vice
Presidential candidate, thus destroying the absolute necessity for
secrecy essential to such a meeting.
3, It is possible,
in Paris during the
It is possible that the Paris nieeting(s) were a follow up to a
\BH082988.NTS
Honegger, August 1988,
From discussions
Washington D.C.
of Dick Brenneke with Barbara
25,1989
1
meeting held In late September or early October, 1980 in Washington.
D.C.
gUESTIOR;. What is the connection between the two meetings?
5. It is probable that Secretary of State Haig, in 1981, authorized
both U.S. and Israeli weapons deliveries to Iran.
HAWK missile systems and upgrade electronic boards were shipped to
Iran from 1979 onwards. It is possible that at some time this may have
lowered U.S. stores to a dangerous level. ^
7* There is speculation, but no proof, that Reagan actually inscribed
the bible for transfer to Kohmeni at a meeting on October 3, 1980, not
October 3, 1986 and that this was given to Kohmeni ’s representatives
when they met with the Reagan-Bush people at the L' Enfant Hotel in
Washington , D . C . ,
8. It is probable that Casey used Gorbanifar, Hashemi and Hakim in the
1986 transactions, despite Gorbanifar *s repeatedly failing C.I.A.
polygraph tests, because of his relationship with them in 1980 during
negotiations for the release of the Embassy Hostages.
2. Glen McDuffv of Westlnghouse In Huntsville , which
manufactures the boards , has charged that HAWK missile upgrade boards
MPrp hft-ino diverted to Iran in 1979 when they should have been going to
MI COM .
Clearly McDuffv can document early 1980 arms sales to Iran
insofar as the se sales pertain to HAW K missiles and parts.
Coupled wit h th e 1985 sale of 13 s h ipping pallets of_ HAWK__spare
parts to Iran, there have been allegations that the stores necessary
fo r military preparedness were seriously d epleted. In a February 1987
report on the sale of Army missiles to Iran, t;he Army’s inspecto^ _
oeneral that the sale of 46 of the 148 dlf fer ent_ tYpes of HAWK
fadar spare parts Iran requeste d "might affept U,S. force g*
readiness . "
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9. It is probable, as Bani-Sadr^ alleges, that In the 1980 Embassy
Hostage release negotiations, there were two channels through which
negotiations took place: one between Carter, who initiated contact
ith Iran through official diplomatic channels after the embassy
g were taken, and Bani-Sadr; the second was between Kohmeni and
Carter off the record,
is probable, as Bant*Sadr alleges, that when Kohmeni could not
reach agreement with Carter himself regarding arms deliveries in
change for the release of the Embassy hostages, he turned to the
Reagan- Bush camp.
WORK REQUIRED;
Proof of participation in^ agenda of and conclusions reached at
meetings allegedly held:
Late September/early October 1980 L' Enfant Hotel. Washington. D.C.
Late October 1980, Rafael Hotel. Paris, France.
1980 involving Arafat in Beirut.
*****proof of shipments made to Iran in 1980 and 1981 with information
relating to who authorized each, what each contained, where each
and the methods used in handling each.
★★***An attempt should be made to obtain and authenticate the tape made
li^sn of the 1986 meetings in Teheran involving KcFarlane and
North .
*****McDuffie should be interview and his information analyzed to
determine what he can say about HAWK shipments to Iran.
***^*An attempt should be made to solicit testimony and documents from
Bani-Sadr, (Paris telephone: 39540147)
Interview between Abolhassan Bani-Sader, Abbie Hoffman and
Jonathan Silvers (Translator: Francois Breton) in Versailles , France
on 10 April 1988.
reraricns practitioner who
servea v
r-k to Gatal Abdel Nasser, says
he %^as aror.ra-ztat ~
m
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requesting help in promoting
the
^ -"S.
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role in
named Ambrose , who
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in of the Anderson
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1988, page 58
4
cook Che offer to Gary Sick at the White House. Both decided
that I-avi . while possessing an authentic wish list from Iran, was
unaware of Carter's negotiations with Iran and was not the man with
whom to deal- Neither pursued contacts with Lavi. The Administration
had already discussed these items with Kohmeni sponsored government
officials (who have not specified) ,
1980_Sentember 16-18. Borm ,^
Warren Christopher, Carter’s emissary, met with Bani-Sadr’s
representative to discuss the possibility of releasing some of the
Iranian arms as part of a settlement to the hostage situation. Later,
reported that Christopher met with Khomeini’s representative
Tabatabai^ ,
198Q Sept/Oct L* Enfant Plaza Hotel.
Robert McFarlane, then an aide to Senator John Tower of the Senate
Armed Services Committee, Richard Allen and Laurence Silberman, then on
the Reagan-Bush campaign staff, met with an unnamed Iranian emissary
and
Lavi who offered to release the hostages to Reagan* Bush. The
meeting apparently went nowhere.
Bani-Sadr places the date of this meeting as October 8, 1980.
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Sick, Gary. All Fall Dovm .
See New York Times article by Flora Lewis.
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to the Reagan- Bush campaign.
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University of California, Berkeley, that he was present at an anti
October Surprise meeting in which Robert McFarlane proposed that
be sold to Iran, presumably in exchange for the timed release o t e
hostages in January, 1981,
6
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a aieeting in Paris during the last full week in October,
y MoncLav or Tuesday (the 20th?) involving:
IRAN:
BEHESHTI*S representative
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release of the Embassy hostages In order to prevent Carter’s "October
Sam Evans recalls Cyrus Hashemi talking about such a meeting.
Benes has told me explicitly that such a meeting took place and
hjsL^ naaied the principals involved.
— I met with Rafsanjani’s representative in Paris at or about the
time the meeting was being held.
* J
It is doubtful that a translator would be needed since all
participants , including the Iranians, spoke fluent English,
ever, Casey, being a lawyer and the head of Reagan’s election
ittee may have felt it necessary to have a translator present to
ain that all parties understood what they were committing to.
of
be
Interview 10 April 1988, Abolhassan Bani Sadr, Abie Hoffman
Jonathan Silvers (translator: Francois Breton), Versailles,
There is speculation, based on remarks made by Bani-Sadr, that
there were actually two meetings in Paris either on the same day or on
consecutive days. Bani-Sadr says he was told, by Iranian militarv
intelligence, that the second meeting involved Beheshti himself, not
one of his aides ,
QUESTION : Did Cave always wear a flower in his lapel? If he did
not, who on the Kiddle East Desk at the Agency did? One person at the
meeting did wear a flower in his lapel.
At this time Don Gregg was on Carter’s NSC staff, although not in
a major policy role.
1980 October -
Bani-Sadr reports that $12 million out of $56 million was placed
in a Swiss bank account for Beheshti during October 1980.
1980 October 22.
Begin sent the U.S. a message saying that Israel had sent one
plane load, probably of F-4 tires and similar materiel, to Iran and
asked if the United States had any objections. The items shipped were
probably manufactured in Israel. Carter replied that he did care and
asked Israel to stop all sales of weapons to Iran.
Sick
that
Israel did, officially, stop selling arms to Iran at that time.
12
Khomeini and Beheshti changed their position with Carter regarding
12. Barbara Honegger's transcript of
nd Jonathan Silvers in New York City, April 27, 198b.
SALES
the boscages.
Gary Sick says that on October 10 the Carter White House got a
message from Iran asking the Administration to take inventory for the«*
of what military equipment was available. The administration, he
says* replied in general terms that it would make $150 million worth
military equipment available to Iran after the hostages were out.
was. Sick says, the last time Iran ever brought up the subject of
military equipment to the Carter Administration, although the Carter
13
Administration did mention it later to Iran.
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Carter officials have said that on this date.^"^ six days before
the election, the United States told Iran that once the hostages were
freed, Washington would allow Tehran to receive about $2A0 lailli
The next
Bani -Sadr ,
the military equipment Iran had purchased under the Shah,
day, an Iran Parliament session that was to approve the release of the
American hostages was called off at the last minute.
of Iran until the summer of 1981. believes that the session
„a, canceled bacauaa a hostage release oversight oommlrree In Tehran
suddenly decided to delay the negotiations
contacts with the Reagan campaign.
a result of secre
13 Barbara Honegger's interview with Gary Sick
Ivers'ir New York, New York on 27 April 1988.
and Jonathan
14
Interview of Gary Sick by Jonathan Silvers,
ark. 27 April 1988.
New York, New
1 00 million in U.S. arms were shipped to Iran from Israel in
✓ plane loads. This contract and the delivery were h andled by.
iL„^>-ofl.; Jenni . a Swiss arms dealer.
Bobby Inman, chan deputy CIA director has confirmed that the
Agency knew in 1981 that Israel was sending arms to Iran.
Israel's then Defense Minister, Ariel Sharon and Moshe Arens, then
ambassador to the United States, both claim to have discussed
Israel * s
these sales with the Reagan administration and obtained their approval
of them at meetings held by Sharon in November 1981 in Washington, D.C
with Defense Secretary Casper W. Weingberger, who objected, and Haig,
who Sharon says assented and had McFarlane handle the matter.
The
Sharon
he obtained permission from then Secretary of State Alexander Haig
for the shipment of $10 to $15 million of U . S . made military spare
parts and fighter plane tires to Iran. Haig’s assent is reported to
have followed discussions between his counselor at the State
Department. Robert C. McFarlane and David Kimche, who was director
general of Israel's foreign ministry. Haig denies this. McFarlane
also denies discussing arms shipments to Iran with Kimche or "anything
even remotely like this.”
A former Jnhhvist for the Ame rican Israel Political Action
Amitav
±
then
National Security Advisor, at the Israeli government's request .
Ami t ay
-itrtted as saying; ”I told Allen that the Israelis had an
^jT^r^grs<"andin& that they could ship small amounts of snare parts to
Iran- • • * I asked Allen *Uhat is the attitude of the Reagan
AHmtnis trati on * Allen thought for a moment and then he said 'Tell
yntir friends I_h eard wh at vou said. » ” Amltay savs he Interpret ed thM
as an affirmative answer. Allen has confirmed the meeting but denied^
The arms shipments were intended to help Israel cultivate Iranian
military officials who could be valuable in any government succeeding
Khomeini’s, In a 1982 interview with the Boston Globe, then Israeli
ambassador to the United States, Moshe Arens, said the Israeli arms
shipments had been worked out with U,S, consent ”at almost the highest
levels”, Arens later said that to the best of his knowledge these
shipments did not assist either the United States or Israel in
reaching so called moderates in the Khomeini government.
In an October 23. 1987 letter to Robert Bvrd, Glenn L, McDuffie^
an engineer with Westing^house and one of their liaison to the Army
Missile CoTmnand , charges that complete HAVK missile sy stems ver^
provided to Iran in 1981 bv arranging transfers through T aiwan and
South Korea . "Parts for a classified major improvement, which made. tjLe
HAVK systems much more effective, were withheld from our forces in
Europe . where they were vitally needed , i n order to make them availabl e
to Iran . Trucks of the Intergraph Corporation , which ply between
plants in Alabama and Mexic o , were used to provid6_ a pipeline of HAWK
missile parts to Iran Electronics Industries , which was establishe d and
11
Y ARMS SALES
^t:ed in Iran by Westtn^house for the Shah ," McDuffie claims thar
^j^^ ^lectronlc boards provided with the HAWKS , which made them SUPER
. were developed under a line item budget called GRASS BLADE*
Jan ti^ry 20^
52 embassy hostages were released by Iran
1981 January .
The official U.S. embargo against Iran was lifted with the signing
of the Algiers Agreement, which freed the hostages.
1981 January 21.
Reagan ordered Allen to tell Iran the deal was off unless Mrs,
Dwyer was released immediately.
1981 Fehmarv 20*
Secretary of State Alexander Haig allegedly authorized additional
arms and spare parts shipments to Iran via Israel.
This delivery took place July 1981 through Nimrodi, Hashemi and
the Lavi brothers. Haig claims no knowledge of or authorization for
such shipments .
1981 April 20.
Bani-Sadr says that he learned, on April 22, 1981 while he was
. Bani-Sadr puts this date as March, 1981
12
^SALES
cill President of Irani that there had been a meeting on 20 April 1981
in Europe between one of his relatives/representatives and emissaries
from the Reagan-Bush Administration.^^ He says that one of the
representatives from Iran at this meeting was his*
IQfil June 28.
Bani-Sadr, Iranis President, left office and went into hiding.
About two weeks later he left Iran, He claims that sophisticated
weapons deliveries had not yet been made.
1981 June
Arms shipments by Israel to Iran, authorized by Al Haig in March
1981, were started.
1981 July 18.
One arms delivery aircraft crashed inside Russia , n ear the Turkey -
USSR border , on a delivery flight to Tehran from Tel Aviv via Cyprus .
Airport records in Cyprus show several such -lights in this month .
1982 - 1983
Lavi claims he and Mitchell Rogovin, his att orne y, met with
Israeli Prime Minister Begin and Israeli General Poran in Tel Aviv in
December 1982 and received approval from them to meet with a Belgium
£_ompany_ to se ll and ship HAWK missiles to Iran . He also says that the
16
Barbara Honegger says that she has the letter which Bani-Sadr
wrote to Mr. Ardebili, an Iranian official, while still president
describing this meeting.
1 i«nt through and the missiX-
L-'/!
— In 1933 17 , ,
further says that because he vas not nald ‘
, . ’ “® suing the Roi 4
eeapany for his conaissioTi ^ “elglun
Monterly Honegger in
Phone: ^(516) 932-96fi7 ® Acorn Lane, PLainview, NY 11803.
Lavl s brother Parvis phone: (516) 349-8010,
14
Rj-xon allepro^i
Dar^ ^4: __t . .
— — ^^' !^ii- 5 g>^o . Durlne
^ — ^^^P-Sr lod Bush ~
^^^^-Sag j-rman of h, .
5££. of which wn o
It is
Republican Nay ^i Conm.^
Qf the contrtbtir-r,vn
$1 million used for Watergate.
Balance of the funds alUgedlv . .
S®dly used for -nassive U S
covert operations « *
campaign o:
★
*0.1 buuon „s .™, ew
ote . This is the amount of Iran 4
t Iranian assets which were to be
by Reagan under provisions of the Aleierc a ^ *
tne Algiers Accord after Reag;
Bush gained office.
released
and
It is alleged Robert KcFerUne ..e toped during his late «ey
1986 trip to Tehran with Korth, Udeen end Hit, discussing the 51.3
billion, of , promised 55 billion. In arms deliveries. Halm Gllade.
Secretary-Ceneral of the World Association of Jews from Islamic
Countries proposes that the total amount of arms promised Iran Is 55
billion.
192. H-ltneg^ , Mansur Rafizadeh. William Morrow, 1987, page
15
O:
-•nfCj
25
' ^ ^89
irigs
Bit
Si2ori_aUefiedI-
^° a££ibutlgn»__^
5££®£ted
^JUllegal
iau n dered th rgughjgg^^
■Republican W^^jnn il r '
^^--SUllon
^iiSiSg^this
S£lod
f the cnnf->-YTTi„-f
pn.
18
i£-is_grobay^
Bush
that
$1 million used for g
Watergate.
SlMa!aii_of_the
Balance of the f,,„a
ds allegedly used f
covert operations" "massive U.s, campaign
of
$ 0-1 billion in us anna *
US arms are deli,,
1 = the -'<■ to lr.„
toU.s.d by Re.ga„ „„g„ “ “ore to be
It is alleged that Robert McFari
1986 t • Farlane was taped during his late
1986 trip to Tehran with North Led. ^
billion of a nrn • ^ . discussing the $ 1.3
or a promised $5 billin« 4
liiion, in arms deliveries
Naim Gilade,
Secretary-General f k — — eries. Naim Gi
Oouotrt
Countries proposes thet the total e.«,„„t of era. ,
billion. ProBlsed Iren is $5
See Witne
Mansur Rafizadeh
•-
William Morrow, 1987, page
D
Ir
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B.^
u
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tte®
18
££ifeBEi 2 B-
funds sussedlv »-*
^ ^/'P ot ''*■
■tv o£
.UUSSS op.rsdiod=”
■ ' IV 1981 -
* , ^ in early
_S are Edo'"' * Tran En 1
, bUUnn Ed delE-ered no Xf
, niUE- En addEEEnnal ,are «
. „„„r of XlsnEan «d _,a after I
1.2 bill^°^ Iranian assets ^^.Bagan
_ ._ is the amount A,ccord a^
«ote: „£ the
f,n under provisions
-■* .. a. a late «.
late
Boah same ,as ,
is alleged that Ro discussing ^
with North, 1 ^ ®® ijiatm Gila e
■n to Tehran deliver^®®'
1986 trip billion, ® Islamic
,o Tehran with Nortn. ^.liveries-
' .ised $5 bilUo- i- , 3 i 3 mic
billion. o£ a ^association of ®
General of the Vorld promised Iran
secretary- amount
that tn
CountrEaa propose
billion
18
Hansnr
Rafiz®’^®^*
William Hortow ,
1987. P®B®
192 .
£) .
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w
Uixoti
acceBteian
lUTTtuii . — —t- o£
1221- ^ <5haholJ£SSj-Ba££
^ ^ Viutiosl-i^^SL-^iS- ChaiJsaiL-Sl
"cajSEat£Il-S 2 ^
hX I ' ^
^ Qt mae i. —
siicfiiJ^siasaLSosssiS^^
It: is
ro
baV^
that
the
^ 1 ®
cosssi^iiSi^-
A for Watergate.
$1 ^ged for
f the funds allege y
Balance of the
U.S. oai
of
covert operatrons
II
to Iran in early i^Sl-
llion in US arms are flown
$ 0.1 billion r delivered to
^ Traniati assets*
This 1= tb. ,Tei«s wcori •«'"
-^J^s is the amount of Iran an s^cord after Reagan
Note: Thrs , „f the Algie’^®
s4^y* t>rovisions ot
released by Reagnt^ unde
. -1 -#-o Ma'
,„d hush hsinsd oHlcs . his
T. is SU..SU Shsh hohsih HCssis ,,,
.. hsip "r .1 —
1,86 trip to tehrsu «iP heilvstiss . S*i»
of s prouiP-* ^ j.„s fro» Isls»lt
billron, Association ot J
r-al of the World A _xsed Iran is
„ ,-otarv-General ox g promisee
secretary of arm
«oc;es that: the tox.
Countries pr®
billioti
Rafizadeh
William Horrow ,
1987 , pas®
192 .
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Bf
0/7
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laundered
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60
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used foj. ^
of •'^'’^Sato.
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-^^SJSj^the s„
= 2 S.-£ 2 urc^e
Passive U,s
ign of
^ ^i-lli ri *
in Us ^
«l-2 bull «°”" to Iron .
to additional BS
is the am '*®iivered to irar. •
released k Iranian a
^ undor provluon '*'''’ ""' “ bo
^no Bnsb g.i„,^ ‘ °f tho Algloto Accord .ft„ ,
aicer Reagar
fa alleged chat Rob
1986 tr, "afatlan. *as t, a
® trip to Tehra„ ^ taped during Kf •,
Tehran with North 1 ..A ® May
billion fC ’ I^deen and Nir ^
' ^ promised $5 billion . ' ^^^ussing the $ 1.3
Secretarv-Gori 1 * ^ arms deliveries m 4
ary General of the World * Gilade,
Cduntrles pr„p„e,e tb„ the t ” ^='“"ft
billion. ^ promised Iran is $5
18
192.
¥i tnejgg
Mansur Rafi^adeh,
William Morrow,
15
I ;
5 ■ ’ J
4 Augggt 198^
LOCATIOM
Address :
Phone :
^•0. Box 51332
Pacific Grove
(408) 649-5071
CA 93950
(Monterery
A.
B.
C,
■iiL. QUESTTOWg
Reagan Bush Caiopaign cnr, .
nspired with Iran a i
release until after th «
®r the November 1979
- — »se
.ales .ere ooaduoted by Seagaa fre„ 1,80 , onwards Ih.
0«w »AT0 stores dangerously low.
Howard Hughes was l„,„ioed with Khomeini .
A. Where is Paul Cutter?
March 1988.
Cutter
an Arizona federal prison in
B.
Was Cyrus Hashemi present at the 10/19/80 meeting?
which Iranians and Americans was he representing?
Was Cyrus Hashemi Rafsanjani’s cousin?
If SO,
C,
D. How is Stefan
er, Office of Defense Preparedne
ss , tied to
Ray Kline?
E. Was there
a draw down of REFORGER NATO stores in sales to
Iran,
F. Was Claridge's code name Maroni?
^ UOCATION:
Address: F,0, Box 51332
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Phone: (408) 649-5071 (Monterery CA)
II. THESES :
A. Reagan Bush Campaign conspired with Iran to delay the hostage
release until after the November 1979 election In exchange
for the sale of arms to Iran.
B. Arms sales were conducted by Reagan from 1980 -onwards * They
drew NATO stores dangerously low,
C. Howard Hughes was involved with Khomeini.
III. QUESTIONS
A, Where is Paul Cutter?
Cutter was released from an Arizona federal prison in
Karch 1988,
B, Was Cyrus Hashemi present at the 10/19/80 meeting? If
which Iranians and Americans was he representing?
C. Was Cyrus Hashemi Rafsanjani's cousin?
How is Stefan Halper, Office of Defense Preparedness, tied to
there a draw down of REFORGER NATO stores in sales to
e ' s code name Maroni?
•* .*
y
1988
tjocation:
Address ;
Phone :
P.O. Box 51332
Pacific Grove,
(408) 649-5071
CA 93950
(Monterery CA)
II- THESES :
A.
Reagan Bush Campaign conspired with Iran to delay the hostage
e until after the November 1979 election in exchange
for the sale of arms to Iran,
B, Arms sales were conducted by Reagan from 1980 onwards. They
drew NATO stores dangerously low.
C. Howard Hughes was involved with Khomeini.
III. QUESTIONS
A, Where is Paul Cutter?
Cutter was released from an Arizona federal prison in
March 1988 .
B, Was Cyrus Hashemi present at the 10/19/80 meeting? If so,
which Iranians and Americans was he representing?
Was Cyrus Hashemi Rafsanjani’s cousin?
How is Stefan Helper, Office of Defense Preparedness, tied to
Ray Kline?
Was there a draw down of REFORGER NATO stores in sales to
Was Claridge’s code name Maroni?
/
t/ication:
Address ;
Phone :
P.O, Box 51332
Pacific Grove,
(408) 649-5071
CA 9 I'VjO
(Mont (vry CA)
THESES :
A.
Reagan Bush Campaign conspired with Iran to delay the hostage
release until after the November 1979 election in exchange
for the sale of arms to f
ran .
B. Anas sales were conducted by Reagan from 1980 -onwards - They
drew NATO stores dangerously low.
C. Howard Hughes was Involved with Khomeini,
111. QUESTIONS
A, Where is Paul Cutter?
Cutter was released from an Arizona federal prison in
March 1988 .
B,
Was Cyrus Hashemi present at the 10/19/80 meeting?
which Iranians and Americans was he representing?
C, Was Cyrus Hashemi Rafsanjani's cousin?
D, How is Stefan Helper, Office of Defense Preparedness, tied to
Ray Kline?
E. Was there a draw down of REFORCER NATO stores in sales to
Iran.
F. Was Claridge's code name Haroni?
/
f
f
I
4
t-' I • ’
NOT YET CT^SSTTTPn
---Barbara Honegger is working with
17
® John
, criminal Juatlce Subco^i^,
225-3121 (New
'^'^diciary in an attempt to obtain.
® of the U.S. Hoiise
ey 201-648-
Committ;
to the shipment of et„
arms to
Bani - Sadr ,
os on the
of
Between 1980
documents
1983.
---Maj. Gen. Richard V Ser
V. Secord, USAF Ret t t- ^
JSAF. Ret., Col. Robe^f- RioBard B.
^et.. Col. Robert C n . ^
=“PP. An.y Special ^Sf.
Cupp Am,v c ’ ’ Master Str^ t
PP, Army Special Forces »i-i ®
-PA Peaoppi, ptogta.. ^ ^ -
the
alumni
I^alta Force
i
i
4
o:
n<
to
18
t ^.• ■> ^
ALLEN, RICHARD The Reagan campaign’s tnr>
and Reagan’s first NSC Adviser All ^ ^
deal" with the Iranians regarding ^
after the November, 1980 electio” ^ i^elease
North onto the National Security^'c^uneU^"
foreign policy adviser
ve been the one to "cut
of the Embassy hostages
the person who brought
ARAFAT, YASIR
BAKHTIAR, SHAHPOUR
Former Iranian Prime Minister.
BANI-SADR, ABO’L-HASAN. Former Iranian Pn»
President on 28 January 1980 P-r* sident. Ousted* He became
Acting Foreign Minister. Savs President he was the
Iranians with an arms i e p.ia p- approached by the
discussed it 53 times ’ over tho ^g^'^er parts, for hostage swap and
administration. Says rjo^^d ^j^rs J
administration. BABI-SADR
aUlafi; n«“SJ^of T^? ■ -‘-1 and ono of Kohmonl's
American embassy during the 1980 hostage crises. ^
CLARRIDGE, DUANE "DEWEY"
harbors in Nicaragua.
CIA agent who oversaw the mining of the
sor
CONYERS, REPRESENTATIVE JOHN. Chairman of the Criminal Justice
Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee, working with Profes
Frank Askin, 2313 Rayburn House Office Building. Washington DC 20515 is
responding to a request by the Senate majority leader, Robert Byrd
calling for a widening of the special prosecutors mandate to include
investigation of the possibility that the Carter^ Bush campaign team did
conclude a deal with the Iranians in which arms shipments for hostages
were agreed to before the 1980 elections.
Retired from the Army as a Master Sergeant in December
1985 where he had worked most recently for the Pentagon Joint Special
Operations Agency* s Low Intensity Conflict operations branch. That
agency oversees combined Army, Navy and Air Force commando and elite
unit operations for the JCS. Low Intensity Conflicts are counter
terror ist actions and guerrilla wars typically involving simple
weapo ns and low levels of violence over long periods , Gadd is
P{resident of American National Management Corp,, of Vienna, VA. His
name was found in a radio code manual found in the cockpit debris of
the C-1234 cargo plane that crashed in Nicaragua October 5th. Before
he retired in August 1983, Gadd worked for Dutton as assistant director
ts
t
o
ji/itiSS
18
to **cut a
^iXl>EN, RICHARD, The -v^a^ein campaien's i-n
and Reagan's first NSG Adviser. Alleged ^ ^ policy adviser
deal'* with the Iranians regardiney t-v* ^ ° ^ave been
.fter th. November, 1980 eUctl™
North onto cho National Security Council'"
ARAFAT, YASIR.
the one
n It hostages
IS the person who brought
BAKHTIAR, SHAHPOUR
Former Iranian Prime Minister.
BANI-SADR, ABO'L-HASAN. Former „ r
President on 28 January 1980 p-r' '^ssident. Ousted. He became
Acting Foreign Minister. Says President he was the
Iranians with an arms i e v.i* u approached by the
discussed it 53 times over Mil ^Shter parts, for hostage swap and
adclnlatratlon. Sa“ SHort^d
administration. BANI-SABR TELEPHONE,
BEHESHTI , AYATOLLAH MOHAMMEn e . . ,
allies in nevo^^ar^r^TN i jd ni-Sadr s rival and one of Kohmeni's
of Hezbon^h i release of the hostages. Founder
of Hezbollah. Reported by Bani-Sadr to have control of the eate of the
American embassy during the 1980 hostage crises. ^
CLARRIDGE, DUANE "DEWEY",
harbors in Nicaragua.
CIA agent who oversaw the mining of the
CONYERS. REPRESENTATIVE JOHN. Chairman of the Criminal Justice
Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Conuni ttee . working with Professor
Frank Askin, 2313 Rayburn House Office Building. Washington DC 20515 is
responding to a request by the Senate majority leader. Robert Byrd
calling for a widening of the special prosecutors mandate to include
investigation of the possibility that the Carter -Bush campaign team did
conclude a deal with the Iranians In which arms shipments for hostages
were agreed to before the 1980 elections.
Army as a blaster Sergeant in December
tcentlv fo r the Pentagon Joint Special
Operations Agency's Low Intensity Conflict operations branch. That
agency oversees combined Army. Navy and Air Force commando and elite
unit operations for the JCS, Low Intensity Conflicts are counter
terror ist actions and guerrilla wars typically involving simple
weapo ns and low levels of violence over long periods . Gadd is
P{resident of American National Management Corp.. of Vienna, VA. His
name was found in a radio code manual found in the cockpit debris of
the C-1234 cargo plane chat crashed in Nicaragua October 5th. Before
he retired in August 1983, Gadd worked for Dutton as assistant director
18
allies ir. negotiations leadlnst or>% rf y ^
of Hezbollah. Reported by Bani * Sadr*
Axnerlcan embassy during the 198rj ho— the «
®'-age crises.
^rafiftni ' ^
¥ouTi*ier
gate of tV.e
, DUANE "DEWr/" . ciA
rs in Nicaragua,
oversaw the mining of the
s
CON^fERS , i:tl2.rilC-i>C-r4 iailVii* JOHN Chalrmar^
- , j c VitjLmiTiai Justice
Subcommittee the House Judiciary Committee, working vith Professor
Frank Askin, 2313 Rayburn House Office Building. Washington DC 20515 1
responding to a request by the Senate majority leader, Robert Byrd
calling for a widening of the special prosecutors mandate to include
investigation of the possibility that the Carter-Bush campaign team di<
conclude a deal with the Iranians in which arms shipments for hostages
were agreed to before the 1980 elections.
as a Master Sergeant in December
«. — . Cr\Q/'4si*\
Retired
Arm'
^Yiere he had worked
enc
’ s T .r>w Tntensit
J'
Conflici- onerations branch,. That
Arrav Navy and Air Force commatido and elit
Inte n sity Conflicts are coun^
rations for the ^nvnlvine si^
t- act ions su long periods . Gadd is
Ind lowj^l .■ of VI Co^ ■ T^f Vienna, VA. Hie
Plresiaenu ^ode manual found m the coc^ ^
name was found in a v^d in Hicaragua October _
the C-1234 cargo worie4j2S_D^i££2S
he retired in August 198-J.
8
/>
jk *v •
o,%'^9>,^«- >4 ,
>5?>
_ O '"07'^-' ^-5?
airlift-
»“e^',S“''H"°"*™“- Spl«t
L.ba„„„, 8. with „, the p.„^
CH0TB2ADH , SAOEOH , “ « the hl*,ep„°^ ■ j”"-
Iranian Foref o^ u
GORBANIfar, MANUCHER. inister.
ALBERT.
HASHEMI . CYHIK5
trust rn • Banker ar>n
role In iQfii j w ^^dicted
^81 and 1982 arms
HASHEMI. MUHAMMAD.
HASHEMI, RE2.
1984. GULF BANK AND
® to Iran. brothers, for his
F o nne
SAVAK
general
^eon Cn
b- Norrhi- op whi r-te
®n system
HONEGGER, BARBARA. (408) 649-5071.
93950.
P.O. Box 51332. Pacific Grove. CA
INMAN, ADM* BOBBY,
confirmed that the
Co Iran in 1981.
Agency was
director during
aware of the
s first term, has
of arms by Israel
^ , -Pow
s/j °-f
A
,A
tiiAlU » «-^t* larowl to
KfUiMl iNl. AHMED. Son of Ayatollah
KlIOMIUNl, CTJiAND AYATOLLAH
I .
*^'Aoliah Khomeini
Ropuleaiy a CIA coitra“to^°!"; Ameri
rt^NL-;t«d Cyrua Hasheml in info^Ln^‘'*^ dealer.
hvauK at m.. Ud c-.^ * Lavi says he
'''“"“ "■ Cl„i„a hicr^® ’=*'« s«ng ,hl«h “
) to G.„»o2rL'>?“" ‘”V°W L *‘S 1» US V
« t a 1 , ^ _
^ for) to Ganaral t\ '^**’^0
«hlof., ot Staff. roRardlna De
Hash.Miil's Now YorW nf pi O ne.
Cyrus
as a '•f'rvr. 1
then Chairman^f^tr
afrr.0 ^ *^“*an of the Joint
r.,^:®J>'^gged Cyrus
si arms
of Joe King (with whom he Lva h^"'® together'at^ti®®®^
Sav.s that the 17 poonlo i “et In DC in lQf«^ request
innocent'-. 20 g nvolved in this sting are "' sting.
•'tfu.. for fh. aiA^ cui^’t T "“"•■1 I’K
roloa.so of the Iranian ! workW „?^u J ^®SSed Cyrus
taken on November 4 1979® 0®nember I979 the
trlps^o D? 1^1980 tha^durW tS""*'®"" ^"^^6
■•...uLfm v ot se«f "“ol-l S»S> ”
t J Carter admlnl^t^t.,-^ ’ assistant
accompanied to at least some of th^e » ^^at he was
Rogovin. and by. on one occasion ^o ^is attorney.
States that nothing ever came out of thp®"^a?® ®®"*' Bani-Sadr.
meetings with Sllberman of the Reaean r.!!k . Acknowledges
hostage release after the electLnr no^? regarding the
wore $40 - 50 million in F-14 spares ” °®toBer 1980. The parts
&cnt to Tran
MCFARLANE. ROBERT.
Senator John Tower on the
s third NSC Adviser and formerly an aide to
Senate Armed Services Committee .
NIHRODI , \AC0B. Israeli arms dealer,
OCTOBER SURPRISE. A group set up in October 1980, headed by Casey to
onitor Prc.sident Jimmy Carter’s negotiations with Iran for the release
19
Irong
ew 21 April 1988, Houshang Lavi and Jonathan Silvers
Island, Now York.
Ms.
20
. Interview by phone with
Honegger in Monterey CA and
w, NY 11803. Phone;
(516) 349.
r 14 June
at his home 6 Acorn Lane,
932-9687, Lavi's brother
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RICHARDSON,
Attorney
to the CIA
Lebanon.
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Richardson says he personal
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Saunders , HAROLD, Assistant
Vance in the Carter administration.
Hashemi's proposal that weapons be
taken in 1979 in Iran.
for the Middle L
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traded for the embas
Chief spokes
claims that “During the first c
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Transcription of Richard
By Sally Burns
September 25,1989
D: Dick
Richard
talk
that
Houston connection, to his
connects to the so called
* Br^nneJce said that
T'm ^ preparation for my meeting with
y g o meet from my notes of a conversation with Rebecca
. , which she told of a weapons deal that
j involved in but when she questions him about it, he
T about it, and probably won't bring it up and
ring it up. But. it's aood to have on the record for
to say, specifically about
. (interruption) This is the
up, and it has to do with the
5 dealings with Iran. It also
October of
to Houston in 1986 looking
that he was
and the others who
IS
-
doing this to assist
had been arrested in
a weannns
flfiiflfif JUl iS&iUi to
customs bureau and the
IS some
government program or not. Of cou
agency, the CIA, insists of course
deal. Interesting ,
yhn
in Houston,
ig in Houston
Qfilr
Sims. He did.
this was a
the government meaning the
It was a private weapons
and d&d
Anyway , on this
it was gun deal and he was
about this negot iation- jgftg
did not find Callahan, he told Rebecca
owever, tell
back in Houston having visited with
she started looking for All Sourc
Brenneke was still talking of how
Source Air was. He brought it up.
it was also connected, this deal
called *Be^^^m^
defendant in
came to Portland in May
to
Tradeco was a
Ashland oil comes up in
In November 1988,
in Oregon
In January of
this
ecca Sims found out that
also involved a
And, Be 11 amah
and Pete Brewton, v
<bcQU£lilt UQ A1 1
w
in
Svenson. H i eY a l l tiacj met in Hn nct-^r^
«h° was at tnis meeting ., said Cq— t!t~
Bseting. >!a?, it «as ^ drug V eapons for
the meeting was at the ’ ~ — ■
airport though he couldn't remember which one^”"InH® sapor
^r^lZV. ha*'"'* "/T »as
^rif^ . X* . wanted Rebecca to continue to search for
i2jkerVo°haf‘V“‘ “h® ^11 deal. Back in Houston Rebecca
Homeloan h««t m Washington , a fellow who works for the
a partv in interviewed someone who worked for
Ha r?i gon Florida deal.
blue
Houston.
She w as discussing
interviewing said, out
the
n o
at th#» however that this Harrison had an office
1904 she checked the Aldine Bender add ress . In
1984 , she found, that it i-hc.
Brewton also checked
licenLri ^^ office ,and found ^ qOfflBaitf
3 J?55*?E ■€/. ^ jmRQlirj -gornnrai-ion They called the
the
JBridge
I
i-'
V
AT-,, mmmmmmamm' xiiey uctixtju. uiic
Ki,.,-! j _ m Office in Missouri and it was licensed to do
in Texas. Rebecca searched. for this Callahan, through
at the Houston Post and she found a *Norj|gn D.
a. director and officer of two. Corporati^^ in
Hissoiin. Bridgeton, Missouri is the town near St.
.tt-j. _ Express is also, located. Brenneke had said
ri,?i=,K=«/ involved and Rebecca learned that one of
ailahan s Companies was a steel Company called Old Valley Forge.
UUUiLi£fid
' z — r rr ^ ■ £, yr , ther , she ^_id that Meadows Resources
vh ^- Qf Bellamah . She had been told , not bv Brenne ke?
:__ operate a company called Pf»ri gT-g.n and
tus — I ron Mountain Ran<?h - Seemac is the Howard and Tucker
f .gi n tf ) is the operation West Texas used to
rim ori^nr wkt condition training. Rebecca knew that she was
getting, warm. T he address on Aldine Ben der was a mii#»
^ from InterContinental Airport, And^ that address w nniH ho
£he meeting in 86 was held . Rebecca called Brenneke in the
second week of July, 1989. He was elated, she said, she sent
Brenneke documents thinking that this would help get charges
against Brenneke dismissed. Sh* told hiir, though that
Br^eke's friend Marshall sanrii .^r was involved in the deal and
that Sadler and tttfiSWJ QaflfiiD were one in the same person
Brenneke wouldn't confirm that Sandler and Cogen were the same
person. Rebbeca told Brenneke then that they had to face the
issue of .Sandler Cogen. Brenneke offered to talk to Sandler who
was on his way, who was coming up to Portland for a Jazz
to Br^meke .again a week later. He
ClQfl&Q* Rebecca had talked by phone
to Sandler and she know realized Sandler as Cogen was in the
middle of her law suit. Rebecca knew Sandler as Cogen
Sandler/Cogen had to be the same person. Brenneke said it had
been news to him. He hadn't known it. She asked him why.
Brenneke said, you don't ask too many questions. Then there was
CL s^nti
^ ^ ■'S.
fc *P-|» %r
the business of c,jv.xe. rnxs Swis<;
said to Rebecca that Brenneke had -
Ray D'Onofrio, Rico read the info_„
Rebecca realized it was from inform >VrC-
had sent to Brenneke. Rebecca ohecke^"-v ,
she was certain that this was her -at-"
nnoi?« said' th7t*~he V,-
was at tt Sandler in person abou*
Rico, that Kebeo-» v.-.-- ,
the Ai?®s explained though, that
the^ soufice amsmy ttataSe W i
t-h^. ® cJisguisethe
the company is Air Source Expre;l. I
f contacted Brenneke -
Sck ti thi” ceased vorkin
DacK to the accounting business
Brennlke .k ..
Houst on did on
i-_, snrouqn . ug saio it was -o
-*-X
4 ^-
^ ^
s^ne t^aia
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f*i- *
V ^
4 s» -Jk W
>
W‘
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that
iH. ^ ^
Yom^ ^ ^ In t Ir n ^ ^ f ^ Deisova
uurnose ne ^ ^ tSi? ^^e
M£fi&£e jnoney 1 ann^^o^-;
that Jack Cnnnt «« “JL_Vr _" ' '' *^ «n matter, Ker>ecxu3 sai*
stat^ent fro* Will Horthroo
A# tfidn'i- ler^ — **o»^^^lurop case '
• ^oar. She doesn't believe ‘"e
N orthrop was in on the All Source dea' "
JtiYni\ff?n j&apr £i3o aiiccaft
believe Brenneke come icokS^c
believes it was because he was trvinl to
^ By proving that the stirg
Rebecca wonders if Brennek#^
answer is I do not know,
estimony of Blandon about IFMA. Finailv ■
m S. J I if I Jr Tfc iRn *&_ . m ^
.'T\
^ ' ■>
to him on the phone,
of ^]ie ^mnner
jliifiUBi / U fiqe ||[^p
Cagen on til? hoard
Brenneke said that Sandler w
Sandler, Cogen and All Source Air
Brenneke does bring any of this stuff up"i?. the
Ri Ok I got to prove w
point in my life I was a
was
*- ♦
tcdav,.
Fir
w,
«
* ♦
^ *
D:
that's specifically 1957?
’ ^>r>;
■ i
matter when. ine allegaf^c
wafor'^ttf ao ?17 orcve
wav d^® alternative to that is to' prove ‘th»-
^ wasn't,
f: . took place back east,
^t. I talked to the lawyer
was never
NV.
tha
.... •
^ ^
at
*
r
, tv V ino
tried the c
A has
a
coxi
o
• 'W
iid
had
long discussion on this and he
It. And, he said that he had Riclfar^^^H^?
was plaintiff in an action against Vh- director and his (-l iont
statement under oath that the aoenof. made t ha
independent contractors, or cont^a<-+-^ r“aintained no record ot
They just simply didn't have the associates of any form,
two purposes. ^ One, they weren^?
that in his report and df Minister. Does John Smith put
Secondly, as a matted of°°™ cumbersome after a while,
floating around Langlev b Do they want tho se names
least some court action would be then subject to at
And, he said for those ^ ^ empted court action, or somethii\g,
contractors. We cS'l tslT ^
t cell you who was a contractor.
D; that
were or
R:
to the point then that
not.
they can't prove whethci yrui
They are going to have
a real difficult time.
D: they can't
you , it would
keep any record.
seem to be, to
therefore it puts an undo
prove that you were that they
on
do n't
R: well
worked
to know
« .rrs jjiur,
study” of"^an°^rotivi?y Ihyr'e'ir iT^ismon T
working for the age^y and the tJeopJlTn
Identified as agency people. That might be one way of
R: that's sure one way to step forward in the thing.
D: it would help my understanding of the operation an,^ - 4 .
help our investigation by being another buildino ht
describing the over all conspiracy. so, why don't
aside, we'll do that while I'm here.
R: yeah, that's something that I have to do. The second +-k •
thrdntrli^lnSl^"®’'''^ i" his life worke^loi
can ^ i intelligence Agency, or for an affiliate thereof ^ ^
go?ng tacf “"fs =°htinental Air services
I^r'i a® "“ry, that demonstrate Dear Harry 0^^
you or h?”do^°t ■^°*'’’yeu^*i? street. He either mrk for
don't get lost "in here Ld
g ost in the process. But, that brings up the question.
A lie: litfAL queS
*
was at that tine c
c-ntrclleci
_ ^ 1 I “ f I Iw f 1 I 1 I
t 1 -^ least Central Inte 1 I i .
knowledge that Bob Sex's P^^^ty . nm«,.M,
was clearly controlled by -he k-’en-v"'^-,i Vietnam and afterwni d-!
gency but, I'n gcino to' have clearly affiliated with i ho
say that. Now, that' mav be tC e someone to step forwar-i an-1
Of this world Who have soent^^a"
-^et of it ir ^ time with the agency and
say out loa’’ ve<s going to know or are going
ica. yes. Continental Air Services wa
did c>pfc^na a
to be abl
® not a
whole . . ,
At.erican”ln
somebody that
that on paper with “no
connect me with
third one is to prov
October of i960.
and
Iranian g
discussion
V A
sion of
of V
communication of
bS id
ncy and
and th
II
alter. so.
certainly
parallel to an
I've got to produv:e
}
v.nnec^ion. i can connect Harry tc
f I can produce people who
-I- K ^ • A *
• -i ^ a t ^ §
t there were
^'Setings i
and one or more
the subject oj
3 . And , it
se of
the easiest. The
s held in Paris in
at the very least
'■'entatives of the
meetings was
not even be
It could be
well being
a
a
th ,
ir familips; a’+-v. ' wen oeing an
e are the three' things that^r'!^°'^^'^ ^ littl
^ings that I've got to prove
D:
the burden is on you
R: the burden is actually on
pfj® ®®- ^ook, vou go as both lawyers
Federal Court and the inw ® government court int-^ =
Charged you unless they JL X everyone wouldn'i have
savs you -re innocent unt5f oro«n‘‘g"uY""- "" ^
in reality you bet'
going to prove
point and '
that point .
can
just got
it
't take that
that says I'm
as
rnings. if t:he government i ^
r_^d . than you 4 ew__ °n a
AS., line than vrm k., v^wwn on a
^clVtTncl 9°veLneMT?ove“ft
Clearly as we oar, 4-5/,
s . As c
too long ago, s
on'Khaff “ P^Tisf-r^oIifto^'’" ohviouY/""Birr
and iS' / aoL • ‘■’"less loee^dv haYY,/® ‘eetlfy
Bill Ce<=- '
we can tell ann ^
the obvious; Bill
e to the
D:
Bill Casey's
hr-ino5 ^ a medium
Some of this I'm workiL 55 ^ to
working my way through my
P • that '
he met Bill
his
\YYfn , r ° »yeelf about Is. so
ne „in t here, you've got to rely t°
p; well, two things, his
has already cone forward
" . How do yo’J know?
papers and his
Secretary
ff
somewhere, he didn't go to Paris, he
of a weak
and look
to Paris". Well that's ki
Iternative is to
ver Institute.
"Bill didn't leave the
told me when he was going
never told me about going
link in the whole program,
at Bill's papers which are
D: there was a
about using those
what
sirring i^nere, in
papers in order
with those }
the Archives?
to know
to produce
ipers now ,
a book .
or
was talk
Is that
just
R: according to the archivist
J need more details. But,
available, ain't nobody looked
Scott Armstrong says "I had a
we rate Scott Armstrong in
at the Institute and
two things ,
them, ain't nobody
look for me". I don
f truth and falsity.
Ls is where
not
going to.
't know how
D: he has no reason to lie to you about this
R; I don't think so. He hasn't said this to
this to the press. I think that he's even written it down. I'll
have to find that out. At any rate he says "I had a person go
look, I charged one of my employees to go do this, my
had his girlfriend who was a staffer at the Hoover Institute
all off on all she xeroxed some copies and smuggled them out.
Papers are blank for
18th, 19th and 20th. Don't show any
entries in his calender for that period of time. Only some very
innocuous entries which
Now it seems that
know. On the 20th Reagan
Cincinnati, there seems to
yet. I've been told that
conference. I haven't seen
no way to verify or not veri
accountable for on the 20th, don't
a major foreign policy address in
, I've been told and haven't seen it
was there , at that time ,
D: what day did
R : my statement
Judge. Listen base
me 19th or 20th, or
you
you saw Casey?
on n
it was
D
Casey you saw in a
it was to
looking backwards, seems
in that vicinity
You did not see Bush.
Bush. There's another person
, that ' s Lavi ( ? )
R: no I did not
comes into play at this
D: I know that Barbara Honneker talked to Lavi at some length
R: well, Lavi is on the record.
b: what's his first name again?
H: Hushang Lavi, lives in L.A. Lavi is on the record
saying.
fviunv { I
ImiI
»-asey was in Paris,
H wasn't the 19th, or it wasn ' t in Paris,
lau., h.3 specifically excludes the date . At any
was there in October. He But he says, i know
suinq to cjet a chance in Portland^
hiiows it . Portland, Oregon to say how he
i»
' he (HK)perative or is he aoinn r,-. w
ue going to be subpoenaed?
*•'« 2p'??, sucker, whether he
or
IM
lowers my question, he has not come forward and
he has said
\o It Newsweek, and to Martin
u : I I
in pubUc, 1„ p^mt, and they
...he Statements in that. That ^ ’
'■■•’VI R saying three things One n I
i _J ixngs. One, Bush
I '4(10
he .hasn't give a date.
he did
be said three things .
r98o!®* AndT th?^i® r""® ieet^lngs^ in'^pSs;
lirtrir t ^3oesn't say at the meet inrr ^^ Lavi was present in
Now, this is confidential and' request of Cyrus
.h t qo any further, because really would appreciate
' f II don
) > ;
f’lJ of what he says?
J I you ihft he®saidf a^n^d^\t^®is'"confid''®;- going to
through an extremelv r«hi(^Ki confidential, i learned 4 ^
^ ^
««!«. ,* ^’®cause, Mr. Lavi has aot k u ^igbt to know it
rr?«id^A i^th of October says in
'■•l>l- « L°[>. itllii ®r 1'°“ a bwdie Of “^C^oing
In atop every?hinS oo ^ "eed you t^stoo®^'
'»•■ n( my hotel, The Ra f a b 1 ^ ®nd come to Paris *^ S ^2
">• no, r,avi says on the 18th, he gof?o Paris .
I)
It
f
n
■“'■"■-o had he been when he was called by Cyrus?
he Sofuri;: to v, •
'o nave been in L.A.
* ■' h i n honu
» f
4 #
u
u
hc’me , . , Th„
arrives in Paris.
helves In PariL a^ixves in Paris. on th« i q 4 -u
hnniah Intel i i * ® ^tays with Cyrus and Coinnoi o 1^/ o
intelligence Colonel, beL traolff. °"®i. °®9?n "h°
transliteration
I ever
k • he
is an
saw.
look
^ J_ f
things
and
French
L/w^uIl f iiC ^
And, for god sake if you go to ^n^gs up in
telephone books, or you can call Prance and you
iSf °na?ai?"„ T fi’' »°tel Rafael don't
the Rafael Hotel you ain't going to find it for you, and they've
t?Ld to'^^alT.T H H I l^now becauL I
don't hLS I 1 Hilton. Well, they
now thiS i Hilton. Motel Hilton. Cyrus says
willina to h.r''® reality seem to diverge. And, I'm
Lavi got the>r</ 5 k ^ story that Cyrus got there about , that
15th or th^ar-o K 18th, that he was called by Cyrus on the
also even wi 1 1 f to buy into all this and I'm
he stayed at th*^^ h ^ mto, partially into his statement that
Cyrus Lavi had that either
why didn't the>\r o+- in Pans. So, the question to me is
at the Hotel Rafael? Paris? Why did they stay
took place at Hot<ai seems to acknowledge no meetings
Certainly thev nf.»?5 i so why did they stay there,
have him over for dinned ^""5 there and let him be, and
Cyrus Ind Deqln feft ^hT^K P^^t. Lavi says on the 19th
and read Readers nirtoc<- left me there and I sat there
more than one meetino went to a meeting or
him down on this one ' At ti?;vK^ ^ specify. No one has pinned
Martin Kelihan %r Jell af ^ tape to
day..A(i%A° uXsAand°wha^;i'|'sayJL,"?“^^
deal going down that involves arls and Cv5u2 theres a
semi-trua. Degan and ?yrus come back talTL
went to a meeting, meetinas Prf>s^»r.-i- a^- kk ^ and say we
indust?' Veillot, 'a senior directoT^of ?sralli '^mil ‘
industries... and this is where we get unriJar- = ? KK^^^tary
who was a retired Israeli naval officer. Now it mav^h?+-h^5^®°^
".ay have only been three people, I Son't SS! ^
P* JUtt is M^^^taj^
work for themT^^it^
Half the
D;
build them or trade them?
^°I*The^7oA‘^-V,.**'® 5 °fer(?) and some of the other
you want to buv military supplies in Israel and in
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t{!S i^th' reasonahle oonoJunir,,, in that hill onsun wftjx th*>xo oxx
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arrive at Portland on thr. lath „. ;;:,.i.. Tl.nf,. ^v..„ mL.L «v
OTnnecting flighto. Whioh ain't .on nhnl.t.Y . Ml l'vt> ’.'-‘t ia
two hours, in clock tj ' •' ‘ i x ' « .v i-t x.'.
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develop proof
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R: Or other people that are aide io make Uxe same stvxt extent
t-hose are the people that effect Mill c\asey. W^U th«,
effects Bill Catiey, th<i tJO(?otid pat i e( ttH’t ;; xtxt^et xtxoM
stenographer can get thin correct , ut who evei tvxw
With Bill Casey we've got papers aiKl sxevnet’ftvv
Scott Armstrong, and Mr. I.avl's fitfttetxxent ' xv\*-
to the meetings we've got f i rst ot nil, trtvv'.s sV«%^e.n>«*.
've got a bunch of other statementw. in which vom
creadencxru! al l oven t he Uxt . Kftttvjxno' <1 '
{•1 to, about whom people really dott't ktxv'w vex \
one or two Iranians who werrx, who may not teftlly have .
Although fiortnle Sautei { ?) has said x eVent ' v < ^
eetings m Pans in October <d 1 vmo and i kn«xw tlxev xxvvuslvmt
' , ^hd Iranian Repr ec.entat i ves , and I krujw that
a ,drtv o( Bine who woo a rv,l,.,„.] ftu.", ..I... hcl
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Intelligence service was present, and he wrote me a letter right
afterwards and told me all about, because he thought I ought to
know, and even though I was on my way out by the time". I can't
remember when Bonnie Sauter dropped out but at any rate, Bonnie
Sauter is saying that yes, I have contemporaneous documentation
that establishes that these meetings took place. And, as I
understand it, may have furnished some of that documentation to
Barbara Honnecker. Or, at least, illuded to it in a letter he
wrote to Barbara .
D: as I recall, you were there to primarily your job following^
t hese meetin gs was to arrange for the laundering of the mone y .
R: correct.
D: and, this may be a premature leap, but' let me ask you. Would
it be premature now to suppose that byLgoing to one of those
spec ific activities involvin g, ^mu told Jte generally Luxenborg
and some of the people who were involved l^leesf?*) was the name I
recall . That we start building one of those case studies that I
talked about to show how you did it. Seems to me by doing that,
and I can get you a transcript if you want it, but by doing that
you will have for your case a way of demonstrating how you were
given this assignment at the meeting, and preceded to do it.
Now, that seems me to argue pretty persuasively that you had some
official role. That vou were doing this
R: seems to, yeah.
D: you're lawyer puts you on the stand and says what did you d o
for the CIA and that vou can develop in some complex wav what
this money laundering entailed the jury might sit up and listen
to that. This is self serving for me in a way, because I want to
understand it but I think it is something that you can use (end
of side # 1)
(beginning of side # 2)
R: you're right it certainly is a little self serving but it
does come back to
D: I meant self serving for me, because I want to understand it,
but also I think it's of use to you to describe specifically ’ — w
this happened
R: sure, and one of things and one of the key places to star
this whole thing, I think, and if you look at what happened as a
result of that, of the meeting. One, arms were shipped. Let's
go back a second and take things in order. Look at the
consequences of the meeting. Arms were bought. Two, arms were
shipped. And, three the hostages were released. And, four, an
ongoing relationship was established with Iran by a lot of
people. Now, to help you understand your role, or your interest
seems to lie, correct me if I'm wrong, seems to lie in Central
America and not in Europe.
D: that's right.
R: in that regard you and I are off on separate . .
D: except for the fact that Europe and Iran lead to Central
America . As I recall Demovand was literally picked up and moved
to Central America and to under s tand the full and overall
Q __ w h e n we . go . to c ourt t o tel l gu r s tory w e've got to go
back to 1980. we've got to address I ran. Yes . the inciden t, the
criminal act tha t w^' r e_ c ourt on t his happ e n ed_ in Nic a raqua .
R: let's assume that it didn't happen in a vacuum. I think to
understand this you have to... let's talk about something that I
know something about
D: let me just say one thing that I don't mind if the case study
you use is with shipments of arms to Iran. I want to talk
tomorrow more specifically about Central America.
R : let's talk about one that effects both . Let's start with a
company called IFMA. Because . it is central to . I don't know if
it 's centra l . but it is certainly imp o rtant in Central Ameri ca.
It^g important tOi.i# and it's . important in Iran . it's ^
role that overlaps all these activities because it was
house for funds and it 's something that I had a demonstrable
^ relationship with. I can stand up and h old the stock
certi fica tes in my hand and say here you are guys stand up the
meeting minutes in my hands and say here we__are, we set this
sucker up in 1970 and here it is. Here's D icl^Brenn^e na me all
over the g od damn thing . Demonstrably I had a role in that.
D: would you say you were a major stock holder?
R: I own 49% of the shares.
D: I would say that that's pretty major. Who owned the
51% >>
nrr.
R: at one point in time 49^% were owne^ j y/ pav
D: that's the way it was set up and that changed later I gather.
Rt it changed later but that was the original. Originally it
was owned by the secretaries of the Panamian Officials who set it
up and that was later transferred to the secretary of a u.s.
lawyer who help the Panamanian's set it up and that was all of
what they transferred to me, right in hand to Alfred. Quick
biographies, you know who X am. D'Onofrio you know a little
tot h« iiiwi ^ . X^iXornia. And,
AlrT0cJ Herpert who currently works as a columnist for a weekly
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C: would you say you were a major stock
R: I owTi 49% of the shares
D: I would say
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it changed later but that
owned by the secretaries of the Panamian Officia
up and that was later transferred to the secretary of
lawyer who help the Panamanian's set it up and rhat w
what they transferred to me, right in hand to A.lfr
ies, you know who X am. Ray D'Onofrio you know
, he iilpss Itt los
rpert who currently works as a columnist
or a
little
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newspaper amongst others in Zurich, called Sonntagsblick- It is
a weekly tabloid fashion newspaper. Not tabloid as we understand
it in the States but it's not the Zurich... it's much less than
that, but a respectable weekly.
D: did you mention this the last time I was here? Is this the
one that this fellow works for him has a name of person named
Rico?
R: Rico Kerrish works for him.
D; Alfred Herpert is a Swiss or an American?
R: Alfred is a Swiss National, lives in Zurich, his column is
syndicated in a variety of newspapers but his primary employer
is the Sonntagsblick.
D: what does he write about?
R: financial affairs, what to invest your money in.
D: can I ask you a couple of questions? Or do you want to tell
me more about D'onofrio?
R: sure.
D : D * Onof r io agency?
R: probably • Can I prove it, no.
D: but probably since you were, it would be likely if the two of
you worked together that you were both on contract. Is that an
ok assumption?
R : yeah ,
D: He is not to approachable?
R: I can sit you down with Ray.
D: he is approachable, he will talk,
R: He won't talk but I can sit you down with him.
D: and what's he do know,
R: semi-retired, Ray's about 61 years old in moderately poor
health and has survived two or three heart attacks and a couple ;e
of bi-passes and a bunch of stuff like that. Basically he is
what he describes as an investment banker. That is, he helps
companies that want to go public to do so. Usually the purchase
of a company that is a shell that is registered on a stock
exchange somewhere, preference is for Vancouver Stock Exchange.
So, he will buy that company, merge it into an existing company
that he has, that he controls and take it through another public
stock offering and on the Vancouver Exchange. Usually at the
time Ray acquires it, it's got a value of 1 million a share.
It's nothing. It's usually buyable on the open market in
Vancouver for $100. And, the guys happier than hell he's $100,
whoever the market maker is,,, But, it is listed, it doesn't
have to go through the registration process and so you merge
another company into that and then a little bit of stock issue,
which just means you up date the perspectus a bit. And, some of
his companies are going Others, he hasn't ben so lucky
about. That's what Ray does for a living.
D: You and he got together and just said we're going to form a
company called IFMA?
R; Yeah.
D: for the purpose of?
R: we got together and said we're going to form a bunch a
companies , — mutual, funds and management companies ir^ Panama to
a^ssist_ people wh o want to move their money out of count rj.e s where
bl ocked and it can't be done so easily or,^to assist
Mh9, for what ever reason m av have a problem moving funds
countries t hat which they reside . for instance, the
-Pt that time, ^ man in Argentina who has a million dollars ,
or a million sollaries or what ever the hell he's got down there
at the time. jie can't get it out of the country , there ' s
<^r„engy restr i ct i ons . iie comes, to us and he says I'li h-
million dollars worth of stock in vour fund . give
S75Q.QQQ worth of shares . Go to Switzerland , pick it up, Ju
Dice day. We_jay be discounted 25% on that thing . We qo
4or a company .
f\^t: /UcN
D: discounted 25% that's profit.
R; we owe back. Ok, we go to, an exchange rate at that point
may be ten points, so maybe, for $1 you get 90 selaries.
D: Argentine salaries
R: Argentine. So, we go find a comp any who does business a
foreign company who does business in Argentina ^ such as Coca^
Cola, just as an example, I'm not saying we did that with Coca-
Cola but their a good example. 4nd, they know that bv going to
the bank for every dollar they can get 90 seTaries. We on tn
and sav_Q.k., or instead of a 10% discount we'll give vou , f
dollar
,,, y-,
we'll give vou 120 , which is a oretty
healthy little discount . So they're buying money at a hell of a
discount, they're saving their shareholders money and they're
going to spend they're money in Argentina anyway because they've
got to pay a bill there. we keep the five in between beoa ngo
jafe discounted the oriainal T the man with the money 25%, we ga^
20% of that discount to someone such as Coca-Cola who's doing
r
business in the country and paying their bills with local
currency we keep .... and in the cours e of that 5 we swap our 5
out . we .s e 11 thetn al l the currency that we have in the countr y
be ca use we d on't want to hold it any more than any, body else
dees . So we s ell th em everythin g and say but you're goincr to pa y
b by percent in dollars or franks or what have y ou - They
got a 20 points, ’^ hev got a 20 point increase in their discou nt.
They're more than happy to do it for
^ • yQRjrj? making 5% of a million d ollars .
' yeah. Sp__we ma de 5% of a million bucks which is a reasonable
^ntount of ^noney and vou do it often enough , you're talking about
V real money. That's a quick case history of why people buy
funds, or why in the early 70 's they bought mutual funds
and why this was a good idea* Our trick , what we had to be able
* ^ be able to move money out of th§ country*
T wa ilt^d^tQ b mutu a l fund shares with money tha t wa ^, going
to be keep in that country . i mean there just was not a market
for Australia was another example. You couldn't take
Australian dollars out of the country at that time, or you gave
pounds, it couldn't be done, because of the currency restrictions
on the damn things . Y ou couldn't take but so much money out of
V — accounts t and put it overseas or everybody and they're
— MO-U l d r r r f and so we served the roles intermediary in
D
: that sounds like a reasonably successful money making scheme
R: it was.
D: and it sounds legal.
^ ^ in t he United States * The A rgentinian's are
probably .... .T he 5% wasn't net, of the 5% vou went back to t-h ^
Minister — of — Finano.e and said oee oal let me bv you lunch and a
mercedes . ^ ^ -
D: in Panama
R: no in Argentina
D
in the country where you*
R : wherever you happen to
me buy
it was found money .
same
discount ttigm so heavily.
be doing the deal . Or , i n Panqm^ JLst
a f _ Uz . i Mhat ever it is
T hese guvs were delighted . -jg,
give ^ damn, they wer-e
ms. It's just we
t
D;
so you did have to make some payoffs?
R: oh yeah.
So the five was not net.
But out of the five
we
/d
business in the oounlty
currency we keep * . . , nnd
out. we sell them aU t
don ' t
because we
does .
atui pavit\\i the I t bills with local
in t hc> ot that 5 we swap our 5
vnn t t'lu y that we hav e in th e countr y
to hold it an.v mote than any^ body else
them eveiYthin^ and but you ^ re Qoinci to pay
us back by percent in vtollat oi fi\anks or what They
got a 20 points^ the\^ d’^'t a -'o pvvi\\t inoroase In their discount.
They're more than happy to do vt tv>t
.5T
D: you
5% o t a mi 1 1 ion dv> 1 1 a rs .
yeah. Sprite m^tde hl.ot a nu l l ion Ihk'K?^ which is a reasonable
of ajQd^you do it oiten eiuviuih, you Ora talkina about
s^pme real money . That ' ‘ ^
^ -
,v ^ \ ^ume real mone x* That's a quick case history of why people buy
\t funds, or why in the early *0's they bought mutual funds
^ and why this was a good idea. i?ur trioK, whjit_ we had to be able
t able to move 1\10 iicy out ol t h^ country .
i^uy — mutual tuuvt shaios W'ith money that cyoin g
^ _ 1 moxan there just was not a market
for ‘ ‘
A
y
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V\
it.^ Australia was another example. You couldn't take
Australian dollars out of the countt*y at that time, or you gave
pounds, it couldn't be done, because ot the currenev restrictions
on the damn things. You.oouia»’t tako hut ao mu ch Ln.v S.t "?
^ * — S PCQunts f ^ijd put _ it o V 0 r so as or ,ey ^rybodv and they ' re
i^ould
f 1 1 1
so WO soivod tho role s intermedia ry in
D. that sounds like a reasonablY successful money making scheme.
R; it was.
D: and it sounds legal.
lt"s legal in the Un ited States
probably The 5% wasn't net, ot
^ j " = ■' ■■ *1 • . . <9 ' _
Minister of Finance and said goo paj
mercedes ,
D: in Panama
R: no in Argentina
D: in the country where you.
The Argentinian ' s are
went back to th^
let_ me bv you lunch and a
V
t:
'ir-
■ :'f
wherever you happen to be doinq the deal. Dr, in EanaffiSL_let
ancUa.. .ijunch o i „ .U zi' a. HML.- ev er It is
ge. dQnUL„.gare. Theae.auva were delighted . to
tllSlB It was found money .
Illbi _dlslu' t dlNJfi, a. Jiamo , they w^t- a
vone else was. It's iust w
do i ng the same th i ng a s „eyaryona.„aiaa. was
dj-scount them s o heavily.
D: so you did have to make some payofts.'
R: oh yeah. So the five was not not. But out of the five we
*1 “ ‘ v^' V ■ s ^
:-M .
may have paid out 2^5%
D: you still have $25,000
R: still got a lot of money kicking around,
pretty decent chunk of change*
D r so that^s what IFMA was originally fpr ,
later that it served another function ,
In 1970 that wan a
eventually it served a function for the
yo u— tel l me, but for the agency purpose M
Aliy, an
, well actu a I 1 i
stepped
D: can I ask you about that before, I don't mean
interrupt but, the agency somehow discovered whaL
and found out that this was something — that
j.nterested in and you had some c ontact with
R: they knew what was doing , 1,. wa s.. d Qi ng...i t .. f p r
myself .
don ' t
mean to
doing
be
came to
going
D: and that was agency.
R: as far as I know it was.
D : ok , the agency came to you and said? That's
agency got involved with IFMA?
R: yeah, that was basically how they got involved ,
us and said you seem to have a snazzy little .
here. And * they certainly wanted to use it ^
D: were you living in Panama?
R: no, I lived here, in Portland. Traveled a lot. And,
basically what we did and in this case was IFMA already had, a
relationship with the Swiss Banks so that wasn't a big deal • We
didn't have to establish that from scratch. In fact,
originally set it up through Bank Hoffman ( ? )
D: that's how Her pert got involved?
R: yeah, that's one of the ways that's one of the ways that he
got involved.
D:
R:
D: the director of it?
R: one of. So we, I guess that was what brought us into
Switzerland and (interruption) The use that was put for it was
we had Bank Hoffman. The reason that I think this might be of
some value to you is Blandon apparently remembers this.
are looking for this
D: yes, well, and we
protection program.
R: Blandon is?
D: he's in the witness protection program somewhere .
sure were he is . I haven't looked personally but I've
tie's hard to find .
R: oh is that right ,
D: J want to lea rn more about IFMA ,
's in the
We're no t
been told
R: I recall, it may have been Bob Perry. One of the reporters
who talked to him asked him about this specifically and he said
oh yeah, that's one that Harare and I used.
D : oh yeah ,
what it was used for was two th ings. Honey that we tot
D-a ^ Tri sa i ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ' ^ J
R: yeah, I think it may have been Bob Perry that he said that
to.
y of Panama went, .out
S in Switzerland, and one
that , was wire transferred t
^ , t/ / th.ere..it w.ent-tQ-Swiss entities, gn e of w hich was Tradeco .
»
i? 4 D ■
Tradeco. And that was a Swiss company?
it was owned ,
. His
first name I can't recall. Jim Fees is currently in Marbea, in
.Spain. He'
? A^not talking
y M' of
s retired. And, on the advice of his attorney he's
.... I understand. Mainly because there's an awful
lot of guys that would like to talk to him. Now I just was
to Rico and I didn't realize that that was of any
interest to him. He got all hyper about that one.
D: about?
R: about a transaction that took place, it was in 1984 if i
remember correctly, and I told him I'd look the date up and I'll
^ check for you also.
rt tick'll to
Iranian's?
\Oc\[\ f
l .
1 sal6 to tuG Iranians, As I rGineinbGr it was the end
It's subject to my looking it up. But, part of the
t t V>l
/ he was consultant to Tradeco
^ ing about the weather) Tradeco was
i lu'oi porat ed in 79* Somewhere in my notes I've got what it was
I B K , •’K - .fc Ih . H. ifcrBr, ml ■ — J 4 ^ ^
III H M
yAUfiMA *
me I he was either
rectors or he was an advisor, or consultant to
rradooo and I can't remember which.
l>: It was a CIA
If somebody can make me believe
god quit working for the agency when he set up
t lici Urooklyn Bridge afterwards.
that he honest to
Tradeco , I'll buy
i>: Init it was, what do you call it?
R; it was a proprietary- and we had Fees and we had Sutton. We
had Fees we had Helms. I'm trying to think who all else was
involved in that. Hans Cobb.(?)
n: Hans Cobb(?) the husband that was the Swiss Justice
Minister's. I've read about that, he's the one that's related to
itk 1 a ( ”? )
U; yeah, she's Ekla's cousin, uncle, aunt, niece, something like
that .
D: I've read that. I want to talk about, this sounds like a
very interesting transaction. Are we leaping ahead a little bit?
U: yeah, we are. It would have to be one that Rico brought up
and it seemed reasonable at the time.
D; absolutely. It was the sale of F4's.
K: yeah, what it was we told, not as many and in my ability, we
told we told the Iranians that
I > : be 'a an Iranian Colonel?
D: negotiating for the Iranian's
D:
where were the F4^s from?
^ they were getting migs from Russia, they
weren't buying the damn things. At any rate we had a whole stock
of migs in there and I've forgotten how many of them there were.
Di migs or F4's?
% *
R: £ik's and I've forgotten what
number was but
Basically
D: in this deal?
R: yea l^ and they were the remains of what had been stationed
in Ethiopia and then we sold them or the U.S. had sold ^
Ethiopia under some god forsaken plan. Basically nobody wantea
them, they were junk heaps and they really didn't even have a
value as scrap, I think scrap was probably their highest and best
use. In real terms, they were not flyable, you could cannibalize
them for parts, I suppose and they did. Salashur was ]ust frie
when they bought them , because he had not seen them
this. He was conned royally on this deal and we really _
guy. Well I'll tell you the next one, he
everything up front and he was really uptight about the whole
thing -
D: it's a wonder that he wasn't shot.
R: he was too
S jiQt as I
bia
1 ater on .
Claimed that
mistake so they
and they didn't
worried
expect it.
because somebody got
they made the
to see all this
D:
1 Compan
R: Here in the States, and Ashland Oil ®
f?or?ran. And, it was no doubt an accounting oversight but
K . 1111311 S tri0 $64 CfUGStion T / 4 _
■■ ' yor?ha\°"some o/°?he ^sa7e
instance show up there, they show up in T«Sco
^ corporate relationship?
./9S Vnn^r-°h
■K^ , V- 6usi» , ‘ffi & S®«u3iaJKt.
v« >'
X' of what year?
D.
P- VI*
/>xV
V^.<‘'',Vf'^ tfS* to'^YantrT^S^ in Nice saw it necessary to take a two
Santro Pez, Dust^to say over night. T^e nhon e
iX-
b‘
aMteC, i£ Juas ^ mrivate J.n;r;h.r
D
R
D
D
is that right?
I still have some friends left over there*
can you figure out what he's doing there?
't know what he's doing but all i can tell you is
that's where he went*
that's where he went, and from Santro Pez
Nice and then caught a boat to one of the Greek
was. And went on the rest
which I thought was nice.
he went back t<
Isles somewhere
of his vacation
D:
does Dellaroqe have a... has he ever worked for Vonrob?
R
usu
_____
. _ 01«, let's finish with that one first. Denar-ore^'
hnfi^ an aside, is a very interesting man. He gives you thi«
bullshit story about having been down in the Virgin Islands the
nauo^®%°^ concession for hare
2®^9^ams and a couple of Canadian distributor^
fflinutes to find out that the .same families otn tJat
distributorship for year, the Beckits. And, there was never
John Delaroque involved in that one. Even friend Jack R^,
figured that one out. John worked for the agency off and on ar
fIr'TfJct. "" o"' I suspect, i don't know'tha
a ^
D:
that's how you even know Vonrob? Vonrob ran Customs?
R. he was the Chair, he was the Commissioner of Customs
D:
he just got out.
;■■•"■'■' .T Vo;,Vv"-;U;;i,;;::,"':;;w nttu tow:": therVe a
.’Hh.Miqh It enn't tako^too '^^®y've got a good
' "ntl\im, t<, ,io„ i„ santro I'n- boats.
I<
M f 4 i M ) I V fl I t ' 1 111 ! 1
> ti I t ,u nu'c’ pl,iro?
1411 '"V'vo qol an ^,jq (’t irvnlm* a
1*1111 '^'”'* «oo otu'r. I lovo thi' V ®°"'®thing up on the
p t«'wii init cMinp.u <ni to Nioo if / . it's a very enjoyable
•■ o..l;w N..„ V...V y,m ‘ „ to JlVh 90 inq, instead
■"n 'nlo Hint's ] 1,..;1 an nKido. ' respect Newark. At
I 1
Vmn oh, hi
I , ^ Ml"* Wl'llt t'hc>f*(3 hQ0^1l*^ca Vi *% j
"pi ", Inisinni,.-. nu.tters w! aLJ? Dellaroque had some
"""■-’""h'e. to discuss. He went there to see
there, Who. has
l liPMe tlaya. hack to Ashland f ^®tt alone
'O Hi If; in pincea as I rind it. Ashland*^ Tradeco. I'H have to
•Ll^IU . Mu oni,li Ml and pa, t of 82 . QWnfid uact af Xl^^dfica ij 3
1 > L oi 82 . After It was found th^tTTV.
in ti,df.a,'i i.a.... a ■
y""' mn„i|„„ t,“ tho 1 1 1 ' fj: :''if‘'® before the
‘"ov -efe"roi:q""to":U“S"; ool'JSty"""’’"
i<: 'I'lH.y may have antic
A Mil I -If M 1 n * ^
that, Atkins was c. e. o.
at
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A' h ( D
Oil, ro I, ruing to, if j
remember
correctly,
R: until about h weeks ago. He
service, become a lobbyist, i don't- Vn^tr
vacation. I don't know if you've i-
there is no reason if you're in Nice to crrP r®"
. , 7 «ice to go to Santro PeTi. Tt'c
decided to go into private
t know. But. ho
nice little town, a real nice sleepy liltle town ^ ^
you are on a boat it's a great place to ston ^
harbour, although it can't take too lauch in ;h« ^ ^ 2°^ k
But, theres nothing to see in Sant?oT2. ^
D. it's only a real nice place?
Crusader
R: they've got an old
hill I went to see once. _
little town but compared to Nice it's
of going to New York you go to, wi
any rate that's just an aside.
4 , or something up on the
I love the town it's a very enjoyable
sort of like going, instead
all due respect Newark. At
D. so Vonrob, he went there because he and
social or some business matters to discuss
Dellaroque.
Dellaroque had some
He went there to see
R:
Dellaroque when he was there.
Whom has
He's not been available to any of
been, by the way, in hiding.
colleagues in Europe. He seems to want to be left”alone
these days. Lets go back to Ashland and Tradeco. I'll have to
pieces as I find it. Asllifluod own^H of Trad^cn in
through 81 and part of 82. AfttTitSJs ^d thS?^ ^
ig so that's the year before the
mating but then it's there for the purpose. They might
anticipated that they were going to need such a company
Atkins was C. E. O. at
D: •
1980
have
R: They may have anticipated that,
Ashland Oil.
0: &thi nil / 4 a> Us uus u? «t£&ui2ig for
R: he ^GCllSSi?
Jioyj , Jj) ^ ya.ct WSJiSSiSi
D; Atkins was?
R:
D: and was fchfi <S,Fi.p. Q£ AshlanH ^ ^ founritar- ^ .
R: yeah. i nc j n ] QR1 ■
D: from Ashland?
R: from Ashland Oil, relating to, if l remember correctly
■ -miM
, V;,-
- V.V/Vs
; V ■*“ •» ^ ji 4^ _ .-'
soinstliing about* • . « Th©r© was a <^r-;^nHai 4 *^ » * i.
that Ashland Oil had bribed Iran thf^v^ all^qed
supply in about 1979, late 79 As a rpc-nit ,,f
which, Ashland had to shut down 6 refineries ' ^ ^ re.,ult jf
pretty bad.
They were hurtinq
where were the refineries?
R: I don't know^ i don't recall,
of 79 Iran was providing about 25%
So, there was a strong need to see
Now in 81, Ashland forgets to pay
of Oil, that was it, from 1981.
sold their interest in Tradeco.
who'd they sell Tradeco who?
Iran at that time, in November
of Ashland's Oil, the product.
that Iran was taken care of*
for 285 million dollars worth
Somewhere in early 82 Ashland
D:
is &
/ JL believe show s up in
abou t tha t tijne,
- Ashland Oil was not a proprietary -
R: no, Ashland Oil was an Oil Company.
D: but it established a proprietary for the agency.
R: yeah, well, Orin (?) Atkins was a buddy of Casey's and
the C.E.O of Ashland up until he decided to retire in
somewhere in there. And, Helms was working for Ashland
early 80 's.
he was
81 , 82
in the
D
as a consultant, or director or both?
R: don't know what his position was but he had a definable
position with Ashland Oil at that time. And, he was also at that
time, an advisor to Tradeco. Now whether that was simply to
protect Ashland's interest or for other reasons, I don't know.
I
D; was he actually on the Board of Tradeco?
R: Helms? I don't think he was, as I recall he was an advisor,
consultant, and I think there was a formal consultancy agreement,
contract that he had with Tradeco at that time. Because, Fees
would, from time to time mention that he had to consultant with
Helms .
D:
w
%iiS President
R: Fees was the President, he was the guy that ran it.
D: and it was where? First it was in the Bahamas, and then
Switzerland,
Rt yeah, it was founded originally in the Bahamas, it never had
y.,'
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„ And, Mixon
story, Z haven't seen it but I'
extraordinari ly
A /e
now this
ad it
s r.at
^ ^ *
mailed and ext^raoir
read
■ ^ ^
jf V
^ irciins?*! " V •
piece of work. It's not a bullshit piece &/
'*-r ^ ^ ^ ^
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^oreccoy
D
to
^AS
R;
hijasei
group of
up the Yi
p^-TT^nnnc^
D: SAS is
R:
AS is
D : what
an active duty outfit?
IS
for?
s
<*VT ^
R
Look at last Sunday's Daily
appreciate
I say I only nad it
in London and if you get a copy of that I vou
receiving a copy of the article itself
read to me by a friend over there. He is fortunately not on®
these people that think that the London Times is the be all
end all of journalism. He reads everything he can get his oards
on. And my god he almost fell out of bed he was sitting there on
Sunday morning reading this thing in the Telegraph and he’-«"=
Richard Nixon. Nixon refused to confirm or deny thrstatementr
or the story , '
D: the SAS guys were going to go over and get
released.
T
R: supposedly. Now , interestingly enoug h Harrv Rudd who
claimed to have, and In tact did have a strong interest
Middle East and what is regarded by a great many people
expert in Middle Eastern affairs, for the agency was in Teheran
80 with his a ircraft . Assumedly or
. one of
tne assumptions one can make, is that part of it was to, was
Harry was going to if they did it and he'd pop the boys^ out,
" was going to provide transport out of sunnv downtovA
either had the 727 or the Boc 111, I
don't remember, he probably had the 727 down there at that time.
D; he was able to fly into Teheran?
R
. Harrv flew into Teheran regularly
even
we were at odds.
: wel 1 ,
think of
we were at odds
famous line in Clint Eastwood, war is wa but
■ W
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. . I '• >■■'.
business is business,
a lot of people that had some
the Shah fell and after
lot of protection that had to
SU23S it all up,
vested i
took it over,
done .
after
was a
D: drd Tradeco c ount for a
both with
as well?
fairly . .
for how long a period?
Oh... (end of side # 2)
(beginning of side # 3)
D:
R: yeah, i
it had begun
al Americia
for that functinn
D: that's what it was basically set up for in 79?
R: yeah, in 79-80 nobody
going to be a big deal.
any idea that Central America was
D: wait a minute.
America?
You said it was used more for Central
R;
I'm sorry more for Iran than for Central America.
D: I misunderstood. More for Iran because they didn't realize
that even when Somosa was overthrown and they hadn't forseen.
R:
well nobody really tumbled the fact
D: that there would be a Contra force
that became a need and then Tradeco
needed a lot of,
into that.
R: yeah, they just assumed that function.
D: up until when.
R: I think Tradeco was disbanded last year, in the last
D: involved with the Contras up until then, or up until
I don't
eventually quit
UP until about 86but t
Vf V),
/■'M
> .
track of it about 85 somewhere in late 85 early 86.
D: and did vou do work with the Tradeco dealing?
R: veah. w e_. supplied money for Tradeco and I worked with Fees
from tI ine_to_ time . ~
D: you di d that through IFMA?
R: yeah .
D; should we go back to that now?
R; probably should yeah. Tradeco just happens to be one of the
places where there is a tie between Europe and Central America.
D: it sounds like an extremely interesting operation.
R:
V?hat I started to say here
before we got off of the Daily “telegraph Article. Everybody ' s
overlooked , or all most everybody , r think has overlooked
British side of what happened in 1^80 ana what happened with f
198Q because a lot of activity and financing
nated through
for Central American
Iranian projects .
D: I understood the last time we talked that that was being don
through the station there in a small way* But it also is
using the British themselves?
R: yeah, there was a British subject for instance or at least he
passed himself off as a British subject named Michael Papernick,
also known as Lord Wydomdham(?) to his friends and associates. I
listened to this pompous little ass hole sugest that 1 should
call him Lord Wandom(?) and it was easier to write Lord W in my
notes which I frequently did
D: what did he do?
R: Michael was a financing type, Michael raised money for
himself and for a lot of other people- Ite had a relationslilp
with a trust called Farnham Ottkar Trust located in the Gurnsey
Islands off England. And, because of the secrecy laws, in any
case it is mfi offshut of one of the Hapsberg Trusts that was
created many years ago when Austria went down and the Hapsburgs
were unceremoniously dumped. And, his father, he and his father
were trustees for the Hapsberg settlement of 1552 or some such
thing, I don't know, an old sucker. At any rate, they were real
and he was a real person and he did succeed In rax^ina a
money vi
things
Phoney
.yas used hy Tradeog^ amoungat-
r**^ round in t
no one has found him?
R: no. And, one of the more hysterical moments of the whole
last ten or fifteen years we were dealing with a Swiss indiyidual
who represented a couple of banks in Lucerne and we weren't
getting yery far. We werent' getting yery far, Michael and I
wanted a couple of things done and we wanted to set up an account
there to swap some funds through. And, we really weren't getting
very far with this little idiot. He was being difficult so
finally Papernick took his CIA credentials. i had never even
seen the damn things before and dropped them on this guys desk
and says does this god damn well convince you that you ought to
do it my way.
D: there is a CIA crediential?
R: yeah, there are actually cards that say I work for the CIA.
D: so Michael Papernick was an actual...
I understand that Michael Papernick was in fact an
I can even introduce you to this poor Swiss
individual who got nailed that day. God that was funny. i am
told there has never been a British subject bv the name of
^ 'V'' Michael P apernick.
■d® Nor has there ever
And l have that on extremely good authority ,
been a British Subject with the title Lord
Wydomdham .
D: this guy who you knew, with whom
acquainted doesn't exsist in those names,
knew about?
you were fairly well
in the names that you
R: Well I had a fellow who's very interested in for a lot of
reaasons look for him. And it turned out quite by accident that
it's a fellow that I know and I didn't know he was even looking
for him. He may have mentioned it 2 or 3 years ago but it didn't
really mean anything to me at the time. He called me back about
a week ago on another subject and we got on to Papernick, and he
said do you have anything else for the guy, he says thers no
British Subject there has never been a British Subject by the
name of Michael Papernick, especially, particularily in the U.K.
or in Ireland, from whence the title is supposed to have derived.
D: from Ireland?
R: from Ireland.
D ; Lord Wydomdham?
/
1 -^
R: Lord Wymondharo. This quv savs oh v.
tor Mr,. At any rate he Vver 'lou?d hl^ bhhh looking all over
Papernick's passport number. He haonened Vr, I've got
really didn't trust. He made the mistake ef= somebody that I
and leaving his passport sitting on his desk ^'^soi.e^ phone
number. there and memorized his
is there someway that you use that number to trace
?;ikffa 'it ^nd I Were
K came back to me that i had written his
So bothered that I
o? number. Well jeez all i have is four years
ind^ th ^ through, I don't understand why I can't find it.
And then this court thing shows up and then you show up. He
can't understand.
D; your'e right about, there's lots of little Rr-it igh trails
IIve_neyer known
There ' s stuff
i British
in QmoD
Heenv services for example.
^ind of
interesting
■36 British.
R: more than casual, much more than casual.
D: but they're just little
and we file them somewhere.
stories we tell and we pick them
R; they're basic little antidotes.
/h
D: but I think if you may remember
R: I think the Briti
f this is something that peopl e
grobablv ought to I I don't
knkow that how much it effects what your'e talking about in
haven't looked
Central America.
D: no it doesn't.
effect is some of the fi
And, that
was done i n
a big thing.
D: as I said earlier theres still that understanding the
background of Central America.
R
that's where your'e focus really is and I'm trying not to get
to far astray. The only reason vou have to is you have to get
understand
Switzerland . Venezu la. the U.A.E. ( the Bacha£m~(T) .
ll mo
D: all of the emiritsf?)
i
Rs I'm trying to remember where the guy left(?) who I worked
/
w'r'
with. I can't remember where
was some id lot for the ita _
What the heil wa^ his
1 tMn't
i tMUttnil itM i\ I
tu Vkjl
rmme *7
D: Because they had used place
secrecy. .
w h t
was
R:
real
you had real protection out ot t hn i
live banks to deal with. n,„., ' „
searchii no
believe .
Ncjw ,
believe. There are ner a i hnvr h id ever-,
^^tb^^k^®/ of deplaninq Tn ’^c4*’rac!n:: and'" h
outbacKs /. ■ * to look triY' I la TTi 4 * 1 V M I 1 4 f‘
Umi tiuwi
Or HO h<» ^ L
I
T j_ • ' . ■•- v-j. j.c4iutJiHi-i, , 1 t: ' rl iii^O ^ wK ^i ^ si r
lot easier to stay in London and qo u, t h!
outbacks /... to look for diamondn.
X
loWi» I ry shop .
^ i-U— VwAi^^uxa auu Lhat w\a<^ i ’Ha
siicmecl^ tggg- CuunUi -**'
suDTuect that g peyer h'^rn rinnlt with, buiuxu .
D: I haven't heard Papernick come
abou^.'f even a
D: about which, Venezula, or Papernick?
R; neither. I think I gave him a copy of my phone
can't remember who all gave things to. Starting with t"e"-
Co^ision and sort of working your way through I cooroer=>'-
fully as I could. And, I don't recall anybody ever ‘
about phone calls to Venezula because there were severe’
remember there were several weeks of phono calls, almost ~d
phone calls to Venezula. Nobody ever asked me why.
D:
R: Because Mi chael
£^ng
ftud Quj;
JSU 3 BB 0
was a rea
g £U£l JB 8 Q&^
Because
D: why where they a hassle?
R:
well^ you couldn't run them out
Banks would 'nt touch the
their letters of
a Panamanian
Panamanian Bankii
D: so they had to come out of a Panamanian Company like
PV
• 4 4 ^
JQ£ a.
yjgjp
Lth
rough a ;
• ' • “j. JiT^. T-
D: Panamian Bank
R:
D:
atajuiliss ar »■---< '■=|- nanv. jor
.^S Sv '*d ^ 'arTaS^
. gaeclf UlSJLa l.aaHh ^ Xhis is just not don
but ykou could go to the Venezula banks?
m
A, hell , you go up to Caracus and go into Citibank and buy
whatever you needed.
D: now, two questions. This guy Papernick seems
important that he's coming up around the bend here,
had dealings with him over a fairly long period, is
R: two or three years, yeah.
Di and he's known to the agency?
to be fairly
you must have
that true?
R
D; and now he's disappeared
it's a real mystery.
and the name doesn't exsist.
R: I'm going to have to get that passport number out for Paul
and tell him to go ...
D: you can't do that. So this Michael Hand disappeared, just
plain disappeared off the face of the world.
R; He doesn't exsist any more.
D: another question, getting back tO. tlie
XFMA i-tr-o nrfh thf>se banks . Itiis money :
obtained
throug h the third nat i ons or . f 31QI& • • • dea li ngs Qr„„wi n,-any- numbe r
of W 3 ys„.
R; any number of ways.
p: money obtained for the purpose of purchasing arms that had to
be laundered.
pnrchasi
accounts in
of £ X Cel.
^ : feEibfiS.?
R: yes.
the good ness of his heart
letter ~ of -gredi-t.-that-
do this
every nickel, averv
went
thraugia
hia got paid_Qn_gy^typ.ns
Fhiras. That son o1 a bitch , ' -Tdbn ' t know ho» ^
stached away right now but I'll bet you it s in the millions, way
up into the millios.
to
ed
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I m i 1 1 ^ . * i » i Mj » . wn j iFi . j p u ii w **-.
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D:
in order for the agency to use
nama
aundering , . .
R: in order for me to write a leti-
?un U or any of the location/ or
sort of third world and we ain^ t tlVi, capitols are
some of them. Until vou o<»t heavy duty banking in
the Central American ai-e»a«/ ^ into Colubia. But at some of
you get into Caracas or talking heavy banking until
was a transfer point You co°ui?mn"'‘* f'anama only because it
anybody oavina anw aV-*- *. • move money out of there with out
finance minister^ t-o except th® finance minister and the
shifted mSi/i Noriega, and everytime
y you had to pay the son of a bitch, a
D;
Uorifiga.?
R:
Ts^f: (
^ « S j — governmenh paid Norieoa?
Jt ov
cas
and get
nt t
«tio
laajtv
D:
so you knew you had to do it, you had no choice.
R: r wasn t alone, everybody who did business down there did it.
remember that from the late 60 's when we first went to
Central America. i owned part of a bank down there, I
set the damn thing up. Everytime you did boy the old finance
minister was there with his hand out, and it wasn't for him when
you were paying off the money, we knew that. He lived in good
style but he didn't live in that high of style. ^
X
>aa
ty
rjd
tt
D:
and
d
I
/iri Shares. i think Herpert got
rid of his. 1 believe ^ . t' y'-'t
in New York got some of'
remember correctly. we kept the stockT
year ^ *i ^ * —
st^k because it was all Barrers, Barrers sha^^s, tL ™ y ™
had them owned them. ^ ^
D; say that again, they were barrers shars?
R; if you had them in your hand you owned them,
nobodies name on them and they were not registered
There was
anywhere .
f
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D:
in order for the agency to use this Panama laundering . .
you
out o? ?araoul°''or ^ Panama or
run it un thT-r>nn)-. o ^ ° iocations down there, you had to
^ hrough Panama City. it was either that or go through
f every time you went through Panama City, even if
+-K ‘ transfer through, these other capitols are
^ world and we ain't talking heavy duty banking in
-h>i ^ Until you get down into Colubia. But at some of
e entral American areas you ain't talking heavy banking until
you get into Caracas or into Panama and Panama only because it
was a transfer point. You could move money out of there with out
anybody paying any attention except the finance minister and the
finance minister represented Mr. Noriega, and everytime he
shifted money around you had to pay the son of a bitch, a lot.
D:
R: you bet.
moved money,.
lat
Wi
ov«
D: U.S. government paid Norieaa?
R; w_ell . that'
way
T.et's put it this
lied me and said pay off
nt t,
3tior
in the
with the money and get it the hell out of there and__get
■ ace where we could use it.
D; so you knew you had to do it, you had no choice.
R: I wasn't alone, everybody who did business down there did it.
Hell I can remember that from the late 60 's when we first went to
work in Central America. I owned part of a bank down there, I
set the damn thing up. Everytime you did boy the old finance
minister was there with his hand out, and it wasn't for him when
you were paying off the money, we knew that. He lived in good
style but he didn't live in that high of style.
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and H
R; ultimately Ray got rid of his shares. I think Herpert got
rid of his. I believe, you see David Lopez.
of the powers of attx>rngys there ,
St one time mine^ if I remember correctly . We kept the stock -
in Hew York got
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stock because it was all Barters, Barters shares, the guy who
had them owned them.
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R: if you had them in your hand you owned them,
nobodies name on them and they were not registered
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D: what's the purpose of that?
R: totally untraceable.
D : back
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was beginning her thing a
ago I recall
according to
Rj so I was told, yeah.
D. where you told that before Rebecca told you that?
R- yeah. Don't ask me where that one came from but Corson was,
I understood to be a part owner of it. ^
D; when would that be?
R: I don't recall.
D: but this barrers share business would explain probably you
wouldn't know but he could of.
R: anybody could of been, who was I don't know. One of my f
dreams some day after I pay off all of my attorneys and everyb
else is to go down to Panama, and walk into the office and say ok
guys heres my stock, we're going to divvy up the assets tonight.
D: how much do you still got?
R: god I don't know, providing that it hasn't been diluted any
I've probably got 49% of it.
D: what is ... doing now there running it as a mutual fund or
their running it as what?
R: I have no idea what their doing. I'm not sure he can care,
except they've got money in that someday I'm someday going down
there to take it away from them.
D: It's yours.
R: I never said that I was going to run the thing. I said I was
going to start it. Who ultimately round up with it I don't know.
I'm surprised I didn't know that Blandon was in the witness
protection program. That's going to make life a little harder.
I think it's Bob Perry your'e going to have to ask about that
because he had at one time talked about it.
D: that fellow that used to work with Perry,
R: Brian
5^ this... but Barger told me in much more
detail that Blandon is not to be trusted witness. I was taken
aback by that, I don't know where Barger got it.
R: it's an odd statement.
R: I've got some bad news for Brian.
D: It ain't made up?
R: It ain't made up. It was made up certainly but it was not
made up by Oscar Blandon.
D: there was an operation
D: I met Barger for the first time, I can also told you that
Barger's sources are based on the fact that his late father
worked for the State Department and was a very good friend of
Donald Gregg's.
R: yes, I know
D:
idealist
wowed by
got introduced to a lot of guys and as a young
even though very liberal in his thinking became kind of
some of the CIA guys that he met.
R: yeah, I think he did. I know he did some real good work with
Bob Perry.
D* he ^ s good. But, being a young idealist and we are except not
so young anymore, but I like to think of myself as an idealist.
We sometimes get carryed away. His story about Blandon had to do
with the fact that when Vickey Monks and that guy from the Road
for Peace, Howard Cohen wrote that piece in Rolling Stone.
That ^ s where they got the name Black Eagle, and I don^t know if
Baroer said if they made it up or Blandon made it up. It was
an Srt of the same ... And, Barger balieved.
an
R; yes, it was an actual operation's name.
D: who brought it from Isreal and ..
R: I don't know. That's, I knew the name I didn't know the
particulars. I could'nt define the operations mission. I still
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dintuM' there one ovoiri\i^ time, at Brian's home at
une evttnnq. And she was there.
wou Ui I i kr> we're going to talk about tomorrow- I
^ ^ know this is kind of painfull for you
v.r.t « \\. °5 diMin-J back in your mBmory and
t h i o date is September 22nd and we are continuing
i>f f 'rs' with Richard Brenneke, that is if he can stay
on the phone long enough to talk to me.
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* \%t II WO ran talk about Northrop then we got talking about
od Harhomi sting. The operation in which they
the
. , . , . operation in which they were
iiyinq to sell 2,5 billion dollars of weapons to Iran,
gin luuui up because the customs bureau did a sting.
K: i'ustoms ran a sting on it.
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rn district of New York or Juliani's office -
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office
Southern District .
and , , in Bermuda, and as you discribed something to New
York, when th€>y legally probably might not have ...
H: ItMMliy they should have, when they were denied admitance to
the i'ountry they should have been sent back home, or sent back to
whert^ they cnm<> ticTm.
n: which is i,ondan. but they sent them to New York, and began
procoNution, Northrop spent 6 weeks in a New York jail waiting to
got bond posted. Over a million dollars he said.
R: 1 don's remember a million dollars.
0: .ind then the case was dropped in January of 1989. The only
question that just came up was, was this a CIA sanctioned
operation? I thought not but now theres some doubt about it.
R: there seems to be some question, theres certainly some
questions In my mind about it.
I): because of Carbon Uar?
R: well, partly because of Garbonifar, although North bailed
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with nlUo':; km^wloa^^o ot assistance unless they did it
wholo raiu' w.n; in that nart
®ut , what happened in that
1 i 1 '. . i program, I think, is people
Ilk© ...MM tvans saw hvs client Kashogi making millions and
millionr. t)t liars tn the arms business. And he was Kashogi 's
personal attoi ney tv'i' years, I think still is. Decided he wanted
to mi'jKo somti money himself. So, got himself involved in the
whole thing. The agency is not about to turn off anybody at that
point. Tl\e i r more than willing to have some help. And certainly
such d i : ;p I aoed he I p .
D: they want to get
R; the
i dt'a it; we're going to rearm Iran. We're going to beat
Communist in Iran and we're going to reistablish
relationship with Iran weather they like it or not. As I kep
trying to pi>int out to the folks in New York, God Almighty, ©
Russians weie standing there, literally, handing out equipment:
material and what have you to any length
I); to who?
R
to the Iranians to build up a relationship there
D; who did you point this out to in New York?
R; I pointed it mit
more in the Military'
and Doug Manarchec.
to a number of people at the CIA and
And, ultimately to people like Don
even
D; you saivl ptu>ple in New York
R. no \ meant to say people back east, in Washington. It
didn't seom to go anywhere. In any case, what happened was in my
oDinion custo»<B roumi up on a track that was some what different
^hat customs was yet one my time in charge of the program and the
CIA had bett<M dawn well keep its hands out of things.
r\ . i ^ *1 Artri 1 86 SO we had no hostages, we had no revelation,
o M,tth in working in the National Security Counsel. Unless
re^ ‘oVc^r^ «:r,;s ^ i Danny Sheehan 's affidavit, you've
never hoard of Richard secord and Albert Hakim.
R: your'e talking about some real arcane objects that should be
read here .
D* but the reason 1 bring that up is Julian! probably
oi knowing things that I “““^n't knew or the public
know. And, certainly the minute,
Gorbonifar, and Julian! not
and he saw that
had ways
wouldn't
this guy
R: he's not a roal political
amount of time in the iJustice
animal and he spent
in D*C.
a
involvment?
R;
I think I do y<vih, I'li (
D: you were at loa«t
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R:
unintom ioivmv invMlvod m ttuM oc
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very tangentially
wao enough envolved to know, to lou
was this sting involved.
R: yeah
n rtt lino point tli.it thoio
D: you got warned.
R: I was warned that there wiu
that one should .stay away t rom
stream Demovand Project, so stay
5 a Mt i no ,
atui it w.ns
.aw.-iy i i\nii.
tti.it it was a project
a little oft' the main
.Nnd 1 did.
D: so it was different, the operation
Tradeco for example was involved in :
And, there was a diftorenco, wer«
difference between those deals and
vee tvilKovi about yest
lay five of these a
' vvarned that there
erday ,
year .
was a
Rt this other project.
D: they told you it was bigger than any of the ones that Tradeco
was doing right?
R; oh yeah.
D: more people involved?
R; many more people, and some of them not perhaps not totally
sanctioned as being people that should be involved In this kind
of thing. One thing that Tradeco and the orqani sat Ion the part
that I saw and I was involved with, one of the key eliminates
there was we did keep down the number of people who knew what was
going on and it's interesting to me lookino back I'm saying
things that I didn't know about because I was intentionally cut
out they weren't a part of what I needed to know anything about.
And, that was fine, that doesn't bother me at all. But it's kind
of intriguing know to go back and take a look at that , and so oh
shit that's why that happened. Because, this is what happened
back in the background that I didn't know alxmt, 1 didn't need
to know who reached an accord with the Irani. ins that really
wasn't part of my little worry in life.
D: your job was to make that happen
R: my job was to get out and work
that who did what to whom
ind make it happen, beyond
D: so you didn't pay a whole lot of attention to that until
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later when it became
R: only the attention of a curionc
reason out who's behind this and whr.? does. You do try to
you never qet verv much in ® doing what to whom. But
you're able to check one nar-f- confirmation, sometimes
keeps Showing up in thr^rojects
Tradeco? other than the time
as the consultant to
R: no he was primarily as a consultant to Tradeco.
D. but that's a lot of showing up because
involved
Tradeco is very much
the top floor who run the
thesis that Helms didn't
agency about anything or
R: It sure is and Helm's is as agency as they come. You don't
like they say you can dress the kid up but you can't take him
out. This is the story with Helms you can say yeah sure he's not
involved with the agency any more he's not the DCI he's not this
that or the other thing. On the other hand he's had several
years to forge a lot of ties there and pretty difficult to
suppose that even on a casual basis he doesn't associate with
some people that he has become friends with over the course ^ of
his stay at the agency. And these aren't guys that are pushing
keyboards down on the first floor. These are guys that are up on
■ ■ “■ ■ ■ * show. You just simply can't sell the
know anything or didn't talk to the
jouc ciiiy uii my didn't have any involvement with the
agency. For the same reason that when Bill Casey calls you can't
say Bill is calling on his own, I mean that's real tough to
swallow. In some jobs you can say sure, youv'e got a guy who
works for U.S. Steel and he's a Vice President of U.S. Steel and
he's a big wheel at U.S. Steel and he calls and he wants to talk
to you about charter fishing in Grand Canary Islands or gambling
in the Grand Canary Islands, theres no reason to suppose that
Steel is going to- get tied up with that, they run a
U.S.
company. On the other hand if Bill Casey calls and says whats
going on in Panama it's real tough to suppose that Bill is just
trying to get clarification of a newspaper article that he just
If he wanted that he'd call down to the Panama desk and
xcu talk to the folks that are running the show in Panama,
the hell's gone wrong down there fellas, he didn't call me.
let me
D:
that raises a question that I wonder about quite a lot. And
I don't know that I've brought it up but maybe I have. A lot of
the suit that we've got going here is premissed, is based on the
prLise thal some of the operations that were going on some of
the time back in the 70 's were outside the agency. Now I say
that knowing that this disagreement that there are, in fact we re
in the midst of internal disagreements about it, it was anny
I knew him, that as a result of his
organized an off the shelf
Sheehan's thesis before
in Vietnam Shackley
ton, iryxt bf^cause he saw what haoDened i-o r»,
('on'trtmm yot Wjnd of it and he saw thesp rh^ir-^^K Phoersix wht'n
^n.l y.r,„wlr,; that there were wavs of Committee heavina
» iij or narcotlcn and knowing you can establish bank account-^
T\ ^n*' N'jqen Harjd Bank he prepared to be able to o^>erw-,te
b u t r ^etherization. Now, in 1976 Bush blcomes
I rector of somewhere in the summer of 76 it begins to look like
^ ^ ^joinej to t>©coine Pr©sident, and so the theorv gioes
. fiq ifi organized that could operate outside of the acienv'v
ca 1 I ed the enterprise. This is how Shackley during the, and
of thfifUi other guys, including Ed Wilson in Libya ran covert
operations during the Carter Administration. And some of those
operations were done outside the agency.
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BrenneKe Tape
by Diclc Billinqs
Transcribed by Sally Bums
Jul / IJi,
rj : D j oUl
P: Ficirard Brermeke
Biil: Bill Davis
Darrny :
in 1970, and again
this period €md see
£ux¥l for mergers and acusiblons
this is beyond our bine limit and go
if there' s a way that it relates to
that was
: w#il IFMA, if
work for a guy
cai l*^^ US inv^e
as a real
news atx3ut Comfeld
Dr be heard the ne
you start
named Bob
group
on
one step back 65-66, 1969 I went^
Pollack and he had an organ! zati
USIG originally was, Pollack started
promoter here in Portland Oregon, he heard
about
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Ml.
U- Wfjl no he heard Comfeld was making a million. So I
thoughh hell this somds like a wiimer
■uti^I funds. Hired me I was fresh from saint Jota s
I had purposed a thesis to the unxversity
realized later that it applied to me too, the thesxs hex g _
" r.f von turkevs come out of graduate school you get your
most of you turkeys co^ ouu y teach courses , and
you write Sal wSlHo find out what the
ain't one of you to death of it.
li^lX IS going on out there* you re
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that's true with journalism, your academics verses your
nhilosoDhv and mathematical logic at the time
phxlosopny anu 4 -rtranv totally xgnoran
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A ; y of what was goxng on. Tne ^ things called coi«>uters out
. they really aS fs I say the unfortunate
i>efore they start talkxng to me too. It was a terrible
thing I realize and^actice vrtiat I preach, and so
shock. I guess I better 9° tjack to Portland went to
after two years at St. ^ gob pollack, and Bob at that
work strictly by Antral America, South Ai^rxca and
time was selling heavxly . bringing in maybe a
Kurope. When I went to ^ two years later he was
million dollars a month. _ million a month xn sales.
» 7 Tinging in somewhere around 8 to lu
beginning
there and
1
Interview by Dick Billings
Transcribed by Sally Burns
July 13, 1989
D : Dick
R: Richard Brenneke
Bill: Bill Davis
Danny : Danny Sheehan
D: the national fund for mergers and acusitions that
in 1970. and again this is beyond our time limit and go back
if there's a wav that it
R; well IFMA, if you star
work for a guy named Bob
called US investment group
as a real estate
about Comfeld
to
one step back 65-66 , 1969 I went ^
Pollack and he had an organization
USIG originally was. Pollack started
in Portland Oregon, he heard
D
he heard the news about lOS getting in trouble?
R* well no he heard Comfeld was saking a million. So
i-Aouahh hell this soiinds like a winner and put together over
Stull funds. Hired me I was fresh from Saint
f w?itryourself a little book and then you teach coj^ses and
? ^ hSl iHoing on out there. You're all scared to death of it
that's true with journalism, your academics verses
. , • „ 1 and muthomuticul logic ut th© tim©f
^ ^toSJso? were just totally totally ignorant
„VJ beginning tojrealize toat ttere^ w« 9^^
they start talking ^ too. It was a terrible
I realize all this app practice what I preach, and so
. I guess I Tohn% I came back to Portland went to
two years at ^ Pollack, and Bob at that
strictly by central America, Soulh America ^d
was selling heavily in ^ bringing in maybe a
^e. When I went to wort later he was
million dollars a month. wne« million a month in sales,
bringing in somewhere around 8 to lo mi
work
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D; would you say without
sonething to do with that?
R: no I really didn't, I can't take much
two things for Bob. The first thing I did
computer system so that he could actually find
on. The fund was based in Vemcouver BC and
accounts up there, so forth zmd so on, and we
office up there even though Pollack made the
Portlemd. The first thing I did for him was put
on to the computer system,
figure how the hell to make this work, i
and made it work and it wasn't a
that Pollack said, correctly what we
were doing. Do you remember the currency
70 's? They were a real problem in tb
and even some of the european and
they
couldn't get a whole lot of his money out of
stuck , so we put together a bank down in Panama
Investment Bank, which is no longer in operation
bank. I put it together for him.
D; tell me it's purpose.
I did
had an
whole thing
, couldn ' t
all over
job after
of the
R: in a nut shell it's
individuals in Central and South
would wind up in our currency somewhere.
D: legally?
R: no. We charged for it. He may be wanting to
dollars out and we would give him $900 , 000 by the
all finished and we cleared $100,000 on it
that's the way the system works.
D: this is a little touchy but this is the
that you actually doing something illegal?
R: what's illegal? the ^gentian
to me, a United States citizen.
D: not to get into moralisms
meant to ask you earlier, \irtien
Pollack operation before you
legal mutual fund operation
laws don't necessari
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- I
you
set up the bank in Panama
R: no as a matter of
problem in a nut shell
those days had to be
fund. You could hire
in any way
fact it wasn't.
. An offshore mutual fund
exactly that , a non US
US investment advisors
or form on US soil.
mutual
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n.tnntly made hero in Portland that affected mutual funds, and
Uu-ietoTo it was not by definition an offshore mutual fund.
n anyway, yon hnd this ba^ in Pana ^, and it was
out. oL Axgcntina.^Xar.
getting money
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bneica Uv is what qot YOU to Panama .
yea that qot me to Panama. Later on. about a year later,
thvna in Beirut . \rtien Beirut was a
city not a battle ground and came out doing to same thxng
;;nm.' Kind of currency restrictions applied, and of course yn
w<»nU hy man In either case wanted to get hxs ®°”®y
l.m.Kn, US dollars any kind of a stable currency. And dollars
m«1 f ranks wore really the two big thxngs at that txme, ^
ImiiKod In Switzerland, no big deal. You dxdn t hav
Alliort Kinsteln to figure out how to do thxs.
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had
It wasn't in Switzerland because
WfldJ . Hi course- _thfc
in
the person takxna hxs i^nev OfiS
caj^ g_ as .li^ca^
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bank
H: we »et up this bank in Panana, it worite
Iin a hank in Beirut, to do the same thxng
and then we
straight business
spook
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». no lust Straight business, we are 3ust provxdxng a se^xce
f;r ™oplo who care to use it that's all. The agency t^es
Interest in 1969, ^ turned it down, computer related. I
offered me one *1 9 __pQj.ate structure. I knew that then.
few things**! did now about my self. I'm just
That B one of the fe _g ^ thing to be but., in any
"rST^^ISaSct^tSSk an Sterest in this because the growth was
1 HW.U.. w. w.r. flndl^ lo« ^ f “ “X® It was a good
wanted to Invest in us real esrai-e
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precise but it wouldn't hoJd up on
what wafi thf» reason?
r: the connonauH w.»a Iwalnally w« had to t» runnim
was oBsentially US ■onoy, and it had to be coainq ou* _
had to lx* hot aonoy In tt BoiMswhora, and nolxxly kn. u .iu»t*»^no
what.
iMLoaufifi -I vont col led ih
wnn approacnoa by tho nqoncy
roaealM'tr. 1 think it wan Van<:ouv..r it w«& »o lon<i a^..
produced all tho appropriate credentials t® _
did coao troa Lanqloy, and wo wont froa thoro. AfUl
Wu,_ look _iit ^ou£- dcpuai tor s ‘ ‘
lifiK *v bcjfiii .. lie tri<^ to
nm
ion't kfioW, why don't you aiiK ay
you can qct thoa out* yict tiuua
thea for av self eVAPLJlay^
D: by sooinq tho depositors, they worn qoihf
the Americans are running hot aoncy.
whan
UA
oat to whoa
R; What they wanted to see is who was runnlnq hot aoney
Americans .
D:
they wanted to run hot aoney theMeLvoa and mmnvr m
wantcKi to know who was doing it.?
Imtmr
the systea, could I liory t
R: could they bury themselves in
in the system
D: what do they gain froa knowinq who else is doinq this’
R: that I don't think U any value to the-.
^snired Siae or what we euphemistically call organiio,! . f
todav and the agency , these are guy * . ^ ^ ^ ^ i t • «
United States, and at that time the agency wat, icbv .
the, »ouie could
s « •
D : they did
Church CO
thing.
soon
ittee . So ,
about this is
they aaw a
Pollack. This ts ay first
green around the ears on this
don't give a damn,
|i- ^ find if . Jiu*. MantS; -psu Jciun
what we're talking
they wanted to get on
There was a MMhIow Vft,
go t n l V t o
hg scTickil I'm a lilt to
one, so I said go ask my l
yo u can have the atiJ^ 3f««
y ^ ii f ~ ■bne v . jKmey '!%. aoufiy # mov inq
ft*
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a-;-
it is no t a big deal. I certainly ha ve the tools out there . I
spent two years building them up, so I did , and they did , they
came back to me and the word that I got from Bob Pollack in
person was yea, what ever he needs help him out, he's not going
to hurt us.
R:
on a fair]
Client/
them
. it was always useful
was runnin
if YOU take Panama who in
aettina paid or was robbing the
man who could be
D:
only gain
records
to use vour bank but also they
s a good
them
R:
a number of years.
move I
D: you were operating in Panama and Beirut, were there a lot of
companies doing the same thing?
R: nobody else had thought of it, and Pollack — I'll give him
this — he was ahead of his time on this one he thought of the
bank and that was his idea, it was damn smart.
D: is he still alive?
R: ye€di, he lives down in Harin County.
D: rich as hell?
R : oh yeeOi
D: is he still a friend of yours?
R: no, no Bob and I parted on difficult terms
Dj you made all that money for him then you had a parting
R: well he wanted to move to San Francisco and 1 didn't I had
by that time reached a conclusion in my own mind that we were
basically, basically Bob Pollack and two or three other people
were using a lot of the proceeds that should have gone into
investments to buy new cars build new houses and so forth. i
said oh the hell with it, plus I could see that we were breaking
the law in the United States and somebody was going to nail us
sooner or later. The FCC at that time had become very touchy
because of Bemie Cornfeld, so 1 ^hired an attorney here in
Portland, Eddie ritzgibbon, and Eddie said, when Pollack and i
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split up und tJiGire s©©m©cl to b© a ®nsiin(j©irstuiKiing as to w©ir©
papoirs w©ir© placod at any ^at© tli©y round up at ®y tious© I n©v©r
got til© move to San Francisco I don't recall liow tliat liappened
but Ed, and I had an investment advisors licence at that time, so
I was theoretically out on a limb with the FCC
D: 70? this is when they were
as well Bemie Confeld a lot of
yeah , a
, he
after John King in Denver
going on.
pull disclosure
his medicine
be vindicated .
the people I saw
up there . We
laid it all out
just want to get
of activity and i
in security
. If he's
here and now, if
I went up there , I
, but it was the head
down spent 8 or lo
for him, and I said if
it over with.
, and Eddie called
and he says we want to
wrong he's willing to take
s right he would like to
't remember the names of
the FCC regional office
hours with this gent and I
me
s, I
if you're wrong in doing what your doing?
R: what I was doing was illegal and it was something that I
should be punished for, let's get it over with. I'm not going to
iiv® the rest of my life wondering if you guys are going to come
knocking on my front door • Life is too short and I have better
to do with my time. Pollack disagreed with that thought.
D
he didn't come to your conference?
R: no, he chose not to come to that one. So, at any rate FCC
said no in the end, you didn't break any laws. And I said oh by
the way, I've got this box of material here relating to
things in Panama and Beirut and so forth and I don't know if they
are of 2uiy interest to you but I did bring it along and I'd hate
to have to lug it all back, can I leave it here, you have got to
understand it's not mine it belongs to Pollack. it should be
retvumed to him, and I trust you gents to do the honorable thing,
return it to him. At any rate I wound up being exonerated
D; they did return it to him?
R: oh yeah, they
it.
did. They invited him into court to
D
R
yeah.
with. PoJ.Jl.agk?
1 went into bualDfiS fi
inane
HP mv fiw»
D: Where?
R: I had an office in Portland and had an office in London j
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set the office in London up 6 -8 months later, a branch office.
I was doing the same thing that i had been doing for Pollack.
Low and behold one of my first customers is a man named Ray
D'Onofrio who comes to me out of the clear blue sky
D; from where?
R: New York City. I know it's hard to understand. So Ray gives
me a call and says I'd like to come out and talk to you. I
understand you know off shore funds. Come out and talk to me.
So he did, and brought his entourage with him, partners or
shareholders. in any case, basically what he said was can you
set up an offshore mutual fund for me. i said yes, we spent a
lot of time going over what he wanted to do and it wasn't all
that difficult and I set it up for him. i told him what it was
going to cost, he had a draft ... in Switzerland and 24 hours
later when the money was my account i started setting up the
mutual fund for him and did...
D: where was that?
UP in T.i ixenhurt^., by then
> based it in Luxenbura . ran it all wxth
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who
D: did it matter where D'Onofrio's money was coming from, is it
relevant to all this?
R: leave it aside for a moment. It's one you should come back
eind look at. i still talk to Ray. I like him very much, he was
subsequently indicted and convicted of stock fraud.
O: we should put him on a list to talk to him?
R: he won't talk to you but he will talk to me. we still visit
from time to time.
R: did he do time?
R: yes, he did 24 months 1 think
D: he's alright now, back in business?
D: what you were setting up for D'Onofrio?
R: yeah^ Ray
guy in there -
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all this was D'OnofrjoV
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to Luxenburg-.
j^^to 3wl iic<'>rlQnJ and set u
a banJl. In Zuri ch to' basica
R* well Rav and i
man.
]^sytl uuiitpany
Kay ond i and anotbSE
D. you did this thou()h irt r^DrifKmfi*' to li^'Onof'rio cotslna
and saying set up an olifjhoro mutual fund.
you
R. y©a# what 1 told Ray wan look, ok w«< rsot up your uit auu^c
mutual fund that's all wo 11 and (fofxl t.ho thing that, there were
several problems and i won't watjt.o your time, but there was
several problems that l saw in l»ol lack's organization, see I had
benefit of two years... so 1 docldod to change things here and I
said Ray I. ain't amijog-^p tto^ lor Just the ' " '
iieayy monuY “hd It's going to be
_ • 1. don't glvo a dman about
I could caro loan al>out that if
•«•“ Australia . x couxa caro loan atK>ut that if you 0i2Lke
god bless you don't, but this onti you and 1 are going to hang
onto and so we did, and -•• •
it was hired by
actually
consultant -an d. Ray nnd i and the bankm
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and out of that
D: that was Hurbert
R; that was Hurl)ert, who currently works in Zurich. Quick
aside. Rico Garish, reporter for (V), lives in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia somewhere. He wanted to know something he found my
name all over some Swiss papers, HwJsm government papers, that
are going on with the ingulros with the justice minister and so
forth in Switzerland and the Bwirm are a little less than
impressed by the fact that their country was used as a way to
launder a lot of money, Rico called roe in a state of panic, you
want to know something about mutual funds, and I've told hia a
little bit about then, he went over to Zurich, he's a Swiss
national, went back to Zurich and started digging around, found
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D: Rico last name?
R: Garish
D: and this is from the
R: Magazine, Sonnsthelick( ?) it's a semi tabloid, guite a few
steps up from what we think of as a tabloid in the United States
D; the scandal in Switzerland involves a relative of Icle in
the US. It's one of those things I stick in the corner of my
desk because I don't understand it.
R: at any rate poor Rico called me back from Switzerland after
he had done some work, and he says can you describe Albert
Hurbert for me, and I said sure, I can't describe him now I
haven't seen him for years but I can tell you his background and
who he is and what he was. And he says 1 think I've got a
problem, and I say what's your problem, he's my business editor.
He says I don't know how I'm going to publish this stuff....
Rico spent a month in Switzerland and he's know on the way out to
the west coast and expect that I'll see him later this week
early next week, poor Rico I felt sorry for him, he's just a
young fellow and a very enthusiastic journalist and I think a
pretty good one it just dawned on him that that name was real
familietr. When I gave him the background on Alpert P. Herpert
he savs , oh mv aod . that ' s my boss . I guess he found a way
aroiind it, and I don't even want to know what it was. So Herpert
is alive euid well in Zurich. ok in the course of this agency
says — well l don't know it's kind of a mutual decision — we
decided to set up IMFA as a management company, and this is were
we confuse the issue.
D: you had had your own company before D'Onofrio showed up?
R: Financiers Intemati
Services was the ori
which I set UP
D:
in all this?
R:
International
UP until we s
I t was either _a
or what I can^
m m
D: bac]e in the days with Pollack you had done work
but they are still around is this Kerrit who comes up again?
R: well I've forgotten it was either Kerrit, Ellis
of , there was a guy named Dorn that turned out 1 a ter
Dorn one
was Rupp's
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t^orit rol Lm' , Harry Rupp's controller.
I): who t o was Dorn?
K: Dorn was agency in Minot.
D: first name? Ellis he's in Europe?
R: I don't know. Ellis is in Europe. Straight agency types,
they wander around with their credentials in their pockets.
D: but all you've done with the agency up to this point is work
with them in your business?
K: yeah, we ran some money for them, they wanted to know could I
do it .
you weren't a contract agent were you?
K: yeah, I got paid for it, sure.
D; did you sign a contract?
K: no, there were no contracts. I never signed. I take that
back I did sign one piece of paper that had a secrecy agreement
on it, but the contracts were strictly verbal agreements
D: that's the way they keep it off the books?
R: oh yeah I made that clear 1 didn't want to go on the books
with the agency. 1 made that clear the last thing I wanted was my
name floating around Langley. I didn't need that
D: It is enabling them know to maintain this position that you
didn't work for them.
R: you are deniable and this is one of the arguments that I have
with Kerry's conclusions, Kerry says we should prosecute people
who claim to be CIA agents that weren't that's all well and good
except the agency maintains the right to deny that you ever
worked there, and you have no access to the record to prove
otherwise .
D; Kerry didn't want to prosecute you but he did come out and
say that he didn't use your valuad>le testimony because somebody
on his staff made the decision that you were too deniable which
to me sounds like a lot of shit
R: Jack Blum was one of the partakers in that decision Jack sat
there and told me one day, I Joiow the agency is lying to me about
you. I know it, I can prove it, there's no guestion about it and
I can't get past the lies.
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D: so he^s going to put it in the
credible .
you are not a
: I said is there anything you can do to help me beyond what
I've done. Jack. No. The agency is in a wonderful position they
could deny that you were ever there they can yell that the
is out of file, that they can't find
work under different names and numbers, and you run
Richard J. Brenneke, and all you've got is an application form
and that's it. CIA comes banlr in1-r» -t-h#* ni nn»in when IFMA
. and we puimoseiv did two things
mutual fund xn Panama
i n Panama and
IFMA
two separate entities. But the idea was
real straightf orward . If 2 mvone looked for IFMA . they'd fAnd__t 3 jo
didn't look l ike it had anv activities to it si nce
it was basicall
£ui
n*
which
other one
an.
and
TTTfipai-<»ly what: T did with IFMA, 1 ran into some ^irly
Ky marriage was in trouble, my wife was ill, I
was not spending enough time at home. I was
little attention to my family.
D:
same
R:
yes.
D:
you s
R:
yeah
c
'TflA'I' i
Sc-
o.k
going to buy mys
and go paint my
and walk the dog.
they're going to
case we get things
married me for 26 '
a good choice .
probably got the
She was at Seatt
up there, do you
D : Sure . ( interruption )
own
on track and
I'm kind of
I
it, I'm through. I'm
a '«diite picket fence
That lasted about six
I think decides
>me day, so in any
it's the same lady that
u
choice .
, if the truth be known.
Did you toow Tom O' Brian when he was
up?
R: by then we're up to about 1973 and come back
D;
my bank
damn thing.
By
David liOpez in New York City
ahead USO I'll be pack l
my records, it's your's, here it is,
running a fair amount of
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it tor
that company. And l said u‘i« it ...k-i
U..O It wtini revest you iu’»ul
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l<L vasn^t. Qayid was_^ pret ty »t r >. iawvuL
s D'Onofrio still involved in the operation/
K: no, by then I had pretty well set up Kay'n ntutt tor him amt
It was more a matter it didn't really requite omoh ot «y
time at that point.
K:
f
JJic nuLual luiid oi
-Conpuny
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SM/ because what we did with
^ ^ , accounts. Lil fld at one j^WJUJi.t n-Qf|t »wnm e
— fund s reaisteri^d XI L Panaint^ ^ ami X
t- — — - ^ ■ ■ a Yttrict^L ut oUit?i
b rought them a LL down to SMitzorlond ulf tmat «V|y
any one ol
„ ^ ifijuoniunctiuu witS
t and some o£ It was titi’alqV*'
uai tunds sales. Believe it or not the mutual fundr. aetj t
did bear a profit, some of it was agency money, nomo ol it
money that god only knows where it came t rom and i cert 4
didn't want to know but at that time I still lielieved in qtx
country, now I believe in god but not country. There wa« a
question about aod there for a few veam t-oo.
0 : when you
turn it
involved in
came back and said I'm going to get out of
to Lopez and the agency, were there oth«»r
company?
i t ami
I,HH)p I O
R: oh,
D: when did Molina, the fellow that got murdered show up/
R: Johnny was involved in the 70' s. Early /o's
D: was Ronald Joseph Martin involved in this at all?
R: indirectly Ron Martin came in.
D: because you're not finished with IFMA yet?
R: no it's an oi^oing factor, and later on I step iMtck Into
in the middle 70's, and after a couple of years off the iob i
back into it, and proceeded to run it from there, so it W 4
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throviait th^t
i t for
\iu1 l Hrtiil UfUi ill wiml csvtH need
R:
2.r
aaeucy
tiasid vasuit- i)avid «|ui a pietty aLraiulit lawyer,-
0 : *Ras O'Onof rio i \ I iivvH’lvtHl In 1 ho opm oltniii*
R:
it was
tiw© at
th«»n I had protty
•orf* a mat t ox
that point »
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1 1
it dt
up Urty'M titiiff lor him and
't rnnllY r«)<|uim muc;h ol my
^i^jdld Ui^ . a^aiicy lilvd uuuluJ , Ui« mutual luud or tlifi
.CVmMny't_
R
1 __§
JL.oaa
tuund.i&SL muuaitumuut vympauy mucU mor<! ^uqIuX
fififiausc what we did wiUi the manauoment gompaiiyL-uafi
ai5jjevuit4* . at vim .pvJLut
4 mutual iimds tuvi^atoiud in i'anoma,
tait it would bvre yvu tv deatli^
ai I up Uivt c ran them Uuuugh a variety. qI_
brvu^t. tJhcm all dowu Lv Swit;eurland u 1 1 Tia L« 1 y ahg
IlHA n^ad the ability iv uoe any one o£
accouuLa to move it*' a own money in eon junction wii
was btiiuu mvvcdf and nonio of It wmi stfalql*^
mutual tunds sales. ii<>! ievo It ”or not th*> iniii ual funds acti
did bear a profit, some oi it wan aqoncy monoy. Homo of it
money that qod only H.nowv- whtno it oamo from and l corti
didn't want to Know but at that tiwo l still Iwd iovod in qo<
country, now? 1 boliovo in qtHl Imt not iu)iintiy. Thoro was a
question about crod there for a tew voat s tot>.
RcV; Me
As
Cum
D: when you came back and said I'm qolnq tt) qot out of it and
turn it over to Lopex and the aqonoy, were there other people
involved in the company
R: oh,
D: when did Molina, the fellow that qot murdered show up?
R: Johnny %ws involved in the 70 's- Karly 70 'a
O: was Ronald Joseph Martin involved in this at all?
R: indirectly Ron Martin came in.
D: because you're not finished with ii*'MA yet?
R: no it's an onqoinq factor, and later on i step back into it
in the middle 70 's, and after a couple of years off the job I get
back into it, and proceeded to run it from there, so it was a
l.’
ongoing entity from 1972 on. I could look up the exact date.
D: what relative to the subject at hand that we are going to
to and carrying yourself into the 80 's and the arms
, the agency activities and the network, we know it's
coming , what in the early period, of J ema . le pertinent j|t_tM.&
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R: I think the
laundi
-Eart.JiS . that it
another and wash jj^n the meantime .
set UP to
D
R
D
%rtio's money?
when does Corson come in?
Corson comes in ,
i-t. remember the year.
T a
I've done this with Rebecca Sims, trying toT go back on when
I meet him, and the only reason that 1 can even, in fact I didn't
even remember it was Corson. I couldn't ,,,,, the guy's name
originally, so all I did with her was describe where I met him.
^lnd that I could remember and she says oh my god that's the old
building were we used to have our offices and 1 described it to a
tee for her. That was when it all came back of course, that was
Corson 6uid that was Misher. All the names fall back into place
D: and that was in the 70 's? That's why I bring it up now.
R: somewhere in the 70 's he proceeds to j\imp into the picture,
irtiat we do I guess, as time goes by, this Jose Blandon is
apparently aware of it. l think one of the congressional
investigators, or Kerry or somebody has extracted a comment f'
Blandon saying, yes, I was aware of IFHA. And in the 80's, 7
and 80's, it was used for a variety of financial activit
and some of the boys down there, and indeed it did an
was interested in Blandon. I knew he'd know about it, but I
Interested to hear him comment on it, and I think he kept
comments pretty vague. Well, yes it was there and soBie people
used it and yes some people used it, to launder money with and to
take fin^ulcial payments with and so forth and so on. He kept it
pretty general, which was fine with me.
, but that was
(
it all
be
of the sv^e:
^s basically wfaer-e
D: when
You had
point you
the narration of
back here, but you
use long betore 1980.
this account do we
got back into it,
called Insest Computer
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R: somewhere around 75-76 I got a phone
mine, an acquaintance of mine, who had
had participated in building some of the
so forth, and he wasn't living in Israel
about the time he that he was moving to
call from a friend
an IBM engineer
early IBM computers
at that time. It
he was Israeli.
of
and
and
D: he was Israeli? what was his name?
R: an American citizen but he was Hebrew, Jewish in any case I
get a call from him, and basically it was a pr^gr^ ^M T^^ contract
^g^Jgas working for MossadT ”
. but they had managed to peddle some hardware down
south, in Guatemala, Costa Rica Guatemala didn't take it. They
had the old machines, j went in and serviced one of the Drocrrams
izally lnces£ ^ -
a combinatio n of hardware, software system . and back
in the old days v^ere your computers wKere pretty much single
function oriented, not like today. And so this was designed to
track people ^
data sy stem , m d it wa s designed to tradfc
but TCODle
^vements where logged into it, things like tfiati T put Tt
D
the purpose of Mossad?
They owned the
o
o- ^
R: well actuall
machinery , they owned the programing and everything else. I
just down there as a technician to put the programing together
and make sure worked, and do some instruction on how you
it and what it would do and what it wouldn't do and refine
bugs out of it.
D; what was the Hossads interest in doing it?
R:
track,
got real interested in who was doing what in
Central and South America. If you remember this Is about €Ke
time when there was a real strong push on by Israeli aircraft
industries to start selling do%m there. Central America
opening major markets for the Israeli's and not only
computer equipment, but for military equipment and the Israeli's
were always looking for a place to sell the military equipment.
D: now this is before any U.S.
R: oh yeah this is middle 70 's, but not to be outdone, the
agency said, well if they want it, we must have it. It's got to
be good for something. In mv opinion all it was _good for wag
insulation in vour wall , so I bugged one of iQie Israeli compute r r
and ...... (end of side TT)
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l't .., . . Vas Costs.. and x bugged one of tlie machine s
4:^^, Basically all I had to 3o was IclcK out* Any
pri^rainmer that ' s ever done any work builds himself a little trap
door in the system that no body else knows except him* You don't
qo around telling anybody how you did it, you just do it because
you may need access to that program some day . The guy that ' s got
all the code words is sick or dead or not available, and you've
got to do some work on this stupid machine so you go open your
trap door so that you can get back into the system and generally
you never use it. I still do it the programing that I do even for
clients today who are sure that they've got a secure program, it
is except for me. I don't use it but i don't need it in most
cases, but what I did there is slip a transmitter in. I think it
was Northrop who final caught me at it*
i): Will Northrop caught you at it?
K: well he caught the bug, what happened — and I told him this
tiPl*
thing, and if he was a good computer tech, he'd wonder what that
piece of equipment was for, depending on how far back in the
boards and all the rest of the wiring.
I); you have this thing in the equipment?
H: it's actually inside the cabinet.
D: it's a transmitter? taking information out and transmitting
it somewhere else?
R: yes. It's being taped on to another machine some where else
and in any case I think it was Will Northrop who finally caught
it, he and
D: we'll come to him later right?
R: Will and I had known each other for quite a while, and he
knew.
D: he had known you for quite a while by the mid- 70 's?
R: well I don't know, I don't remember when I met Will, but by
the 70 's we were well acquanted. Sure enough, he picked it up,
and he knew, he recognized the handy work,
D: was he working for Mossad then?
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D:
bugging
v<'-^
R:
bugged one of the machijies
Basica
3o was kicic out.
ever done any work builds hiisself a 1
door in the system that no body else ]uiows except him. You don't
telling anybody how you did it, you just do it ^f^use
that
go around
you
got to
on
you never use
but
some day. The guy
1 or not available, and you've
d machine so you go open your
"that you can get back into the system and generally
it. I still do it the programing that I do even for
who are sure that they've got a secure program, it
it but I don't need it in most
slip a transmitter in. I think it
at it.
. I dcm't
what I did there
who final caught
D
Will Northrop caught you at it?
well he caught the bug, what
R:
was going to
thing, and if
of
was a
happened — and I told him this
would come in to service the
computer tech, he'd wonder what that
depending on how far back in
all the rest of the wiring
D
you
this thing in the equipeent?
R; it's actually inside the cabinet
D: it's a
it someidiere
^ ^ k ing mf oirmation out and transmitting
R
case I think
taped on
it was
to another machine some where else
Will Northrop who finally caught
it, he and
D: we'll comet to him
R
mil and X
other for quite a while, and he
0
a
idiile by the mid— 70 's?
4- will
he was.
that's a whole interesting story in itself
R* that's another story. At
that or me, and I ultimately did
for the Israeli's, but I
could 'nt carry a screw driver with
me
somebody pulled the pxn
, more proqaming off and
of supervised instead -
any longer.
on
on
I
when do we
of
and is it leaping ahead to far, to get to the
block weapons for the Contras?
/o'?
the east block stuff did'nt happen until the 80 's
O
D: the Boland amendment circumvention?
( interupption )
we were
f H^Rsad f««vs from
nwinQ UP
you were
on the ?
ther«=^- They w."t«ci access to it
Northrop
D:
R:
oh I don't, I could'nt even tell you.
D • you Know most of those
R: yeah they were all, ^wa
but they
Mossad guys
to another
of
though ,
, I've
were all
and so
, oh
don't
young and very idealistic,
did I. Most of them kept
I don't know, one thing led
remember the whole sequence
and I had
D: Central Arcrica?
Rt yeah. Central America
and
D:
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tW Period oFtil^
nferrit wanted me to go
xiH^“"Sctroardiarily inconvient, sort
to a meeting in Pans, urtiich „ meetina in Paris. l wasn't
everything
did SQM
of just drop everything ^ 9 finally l suggested that this
real interested m ^t “J® ' ^he hostage release and so
%K>uld be something that could
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fortJh and well that's certainly a worth while thing. I thought
that that was a very worth while activity so I said alright I'll
D; what were you to do there ?
R: the role that I've always described it as is tha t of an.
observer^ basically, if what I. in retrospedct if
to be used .
* * *
■^n some resnecr , ana i neeaea to know what was ,
and how it was going t<? b? Uged. I did'nt Know again I
id'nt even know what they were going to buy with it. I
needed to know where it was going to go and was going to use
however they were going to use it when it got there beyond that I
never, beyond normal curiousity, it wasn't something that I
absolutely had to know.
D; but carrying alot of money it was necessary for you?
R: yeah, I needed to know basically where it is starting from,
and
D: did you know at the time you
money for some purpose?
were going to be laundering
R: oh I assumed that it would be, yeah.
D : through IMFA?
R: I had no
goodness of his
there , and there
at the time, so
intel
.. I knew that the Ayatollah was not out of the
heart going to part with all our hostages over
had to be something going on I didn't know what
I said alright. I'll go. l knew enough of French
and found that they were going
D: is that Delaroque?
R: no that was Bernard Veillot and Robert Benes and Rene Obare.
They were the key people that I delt with at that time, a^ there
were a couple others that I don't need to mention. They are
going to be there, well it seems resonable, so I went over for 3
or 4 days.
D: let me do an aside quickly to make sure that I, all this
stuff that I asked about earlier and I have a feeling ^ ^ow
about Corson and Misher and all that stuff is something that I
can get from Rebecca Sims who I'm going to go see later on this
week I mean that's not something that is all that important if we
are taking the laser shot of what we are talking about today, and
I should just leave that behind*
you more about tht> dotuilu
R; I think Rebecca can probably tell
of their operations than I can.
D: would you say that that is a significant, part but not
significant enough to take time on it this afternoon.
R: she can give you much more detail than 1 can.
D: we can talk about that later, alright so 1.980?
R: In 80 I went over and sat through a meeting and was a little
disappointed with the results, came home.
D: what was dissapointing about the results?
R; well I was under the impression that we were going to do
something that would produce a fairly immediate release ot the
hostages. It turned out we were indeed going to do something to
help release the hostages, but it wouldn't be an immediato
release, and I found that disapointing.
D: but you knew why, right?
R: no I didn't, I can't say I did at the time, I can make some
fairly educated guesses as to why, but nobody actually said why.
D: no one actually said it was due to the election ? who did
you see at that meeting? you did'nt see Bush?
R: no, the_jngetinq I was at, Gregg and Casny both r.nmt=,
re gresenting the _^igsjj.g; ans..
D; this is at the Rafael?
R; no this is at the Florida, which is the only meeting that I
was present at. I don't know where it fits into the series.
D: one of the meetings, and Gregg and Casey were both there?
R: the general consensis seems to have been that there were five
meetings at or about this time in Paris, and some of them help,
anyway Gregg and Casey are there, Cyrus Hashemi is there, a
couple Israelis that I can't name were there.
D: you know them but you can't name them?
R: yeah, I know them, but I just can't name them, I don't think
they're relavent to this situation. Ghorbanifar was there, Lavi
I think was there, I'm not sure. During the course of oh maybe
3, 3 1/2 hours there were probably 12 or 13 people during that
period of time, some of them stayed for a short time some stayed
longer, and Madame Rober was there Robert Benes was there
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D: Madame Rober is french intelligence?
R: French intelligence, Benes was there
D: Bernard was there?
R; yeah Bernard was there, but he didn^t stay the whole time.
D; did you know who Casey was?
R: yeah, I knew who he was. I had seen his picture in the paper.
D: Campaign manager for Republican candidates at the meeting
must have given you, your a hardened realist about this stuff
but still
R; what gave me the pause for thought was the interesting
combination of Gregg and Casey. Gregg to my understanding at that
time working for Jimmy Carter, and Casey being an opponent of
Carter's, and the first thing I thought when I opened the door
was well, son of a bitch, you are a survivor. It was a no lose
situation for Don Gregg.
D: that's a scene in a movie where they kind of fade up to his
face, and there is the traitor on the other side
R: he couldn't lose with that one. If something came of it, he's
a hero with the Reagan camp; if nothing comes of it he tells his
boss and says I tried to help you, out and nothing came of it,
but ....
D: how well did you know Gregg?
R; I had met Gregg I think two times prior to that, I think in
Southeast Asia, and it was more of a meeting in passing, hi this
is Don Gregg. I knew who Don Gregg was, he was a big wheel in
Southeast Asia and so forth and so on.
D: big wheel in the agency?
. yea , and there he was . it was not a formal meeting in where
we all sat down around a table and kind of hammered things out.
informal groups and Casey being in the center of a
fair amount of the discussion, and occasionaly I would have to
traslate to Robert who's english is poor. Robert had a stroke
some years back, he used to speak 6 languages fluently, grew up
and spolce most middle eastern languages.
D: Robert Benes? He's the son of Edward Benes
R : yeah .
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R; Robert is an interesting guy all by him self. In any case he
had trouble with english, and colloquialisms really throw him.
And my french is not real good, but I can translate it enough and
we knew each other well enough so that I could translate it
enough to be able to get the message through to him. Madame did
not, would not speak english, she spoke only french although
understood a fair amount of english. She always said, I don't
understand, and I said well I know you do, and you know from time
to time I'd have to come up with a translation for her. But
Robert was sort of the general host of what was going on. The
room we used was one of the ....rooms in the Florida. There are
tree or four rooms in the Florida that wo
booked at the
only three or four rooms in the Florida that would have been
- - .^large enough for that and some body had already
desk and I just walked in and asked for my key.
^ O cf R;
laundered some
as a result of it money
I
shove red
around dot it inti2 — IMa
accounts
in
the whole 40 million?
oa, the best I can recall
illion . After a while it's lust a piece of paper.
how much later
do that?
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drugs, and I
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^ *0^ rememBir that Is that holloween we discovered my son
had to fit in what I was doing with some
-^oserious problems here at home. That was the
^ elimination when I finally came down to a day in October.
end of Oc tober I was pretty well OCUDPied trying to take
problems
Ac
my young son and
trying to move
His problems and at the same
of money in_apc.Qunts out
lot
stucture . A
of HE
automated to a point where I did'nt have to do much more
launder it to make sure that it all got to where it was to
and it involved a variety of banks, most of which have never
mentioned. m
D: so you got it to iussel's bank?
was
than
been
R: so I got it ultimatily to a line of credit
Geneva, primarily Geneva if I remember corectly
you knew this was money coming from Iran?
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trcubU> with oiu;ilish, and colloquialisms really throw him*
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\ni8tw oav'h othor well enough so that I could translate it
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woulvi not speak english, she spoke only french although she
understoevi a ts'\ir amovint or onglish. She always said, I don^t
understand, and i said well 1 Know you do, and you know from time
to time I'd have to oome up with a translation for her. But
Rol>et*t w*as sort ot the qei\orai host of what was going on. The
room we used was one ot the ....rooms in the Florida. There are
onlv three or four* rooms in the Florida that would have been
large enough t or that and some body had already booked at the
desk and
lust walked in and asked for my key.
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. that .s tarted with in 30 davs of that. The reason I
* that Ti that holloween we discovered my son was on
druos. atid 1 had to fit in what I was doing with some real
pfSt^rious problems here at home# That was^ the process of
elimination when l finally came down to^ a day in October. By th s
of fU^totwr . - . a. ^ ^m ^ ,. -
mv son an^^ soH~~but his problems and at the same time
fair amount .■ QL . mQ Jie y in accounts ou t of Mexico
■ an stucture. A lot of it was
autoTMted to a point where I did'nt have to do much more than
JaSnder it to make sure that it all got to where it was to get,
and it involved a variety ot banks, most of which have never been
mentioned. As
ussel's bank?
trying to take care of
D
so you got it to ft
R; so 1 got it ultimatily to a line of credit ... in Zurich and
Geneva, primarily Geneva if 1 remember corectly.
D:
you knew this was money coming from Iran?
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R: yeah, yeah, well I didn't know
it was being used by Iran for th«
came from I couldn't really care*
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puii'hnno of
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D: so is that where you left, Uuuir .yuu
laean , Ja£ fix . e vou lust cut off?
R: it depends, if they
didnit
thor i ty on thfi _accou n ts so h Key ^
nev out for j didn't eithef;
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r Uicy. aidii/i„havu„^uuiu
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D: agency guy?
R: no, I don't think he had any relat loivtii i p wHh i h.> ,ii(.Mu y. 1
think he was just a attorney.
did YOU deal directly_«ith-..Kercitt stiij. or at uii.o piuni
later. J)orn came in and laLui. tiilfi-
pfiUXt^^ In rune Doi in, nui
lie thnn dropped it bm‘K
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Kerritt's lap for a while.
in
D: Still talking about
government of
R: yeah, and than
.the._.mQney to purchauu ariub lor the.
jLt was iiuggostod
what we -QUqht to do is hr^<j j:n wcapunu vario tjt
of reasons . The Israeli's by then had pretty we LI no id ot t tholr
werehouse of equipment, at least they had it Knocked down tar
enough that so that they were willing to take othm Mtuft in
there.
D; I thought the Iranians wanted US weapons hocnuso they had had
a history of purchasing US weapons?
R: They preferred that but it depended on what you wore l>uying,
if you were buying for instance if you wmo buying ansault
rifles, it's easier and quicker to work it out witt\ Ca^oclio 1 ovakia
than it is with any one else because it's still the old standard,
it's indestructable , and if ail else fails you turn beat your
enemies to death with it. It is totally impossible to ruin that
weapon ,
D: that's a, who's the manufacturer?
R: that's Czechs, and it is a great piece ot mnchluory, bottom
line was that they could use it, didn't need spait^ parts tor that
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rfcey vers a ne^dache to work^ wit?*“ and”*
wco <-=v •^■-v t- run rhom Unless you had somebody
■ — - r • weren't worth a whole hell of a
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-g, that Iran was wanting at this point
^nranrry rifles?
were one side of the coin. The other
was any surface to air missle of any form was a
-V»^ 'nii-ro the hawk missle systems that
vho tubes when they went down, they wanted
ard" continually throwing tanks at
^^^ything literally to stop it, these
initially they got. Actually they got Tows
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Panamanian bankc:
^ ■ , ■ f -- — by then definitley we had
people like Delamico and Ron Martin and so forth coming into the
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D? did you meet them about this time?
R' no I had known them before,
introduced me to Martin in the 70 's
bought the Tamiami gun shop
Martin a friend of mine
sometime, shortly after he
D: in connection with your Panama operation?
H: yeah, at that time he was busy selling, oh yea, still is, yea
crime. He still ownes part of an island in the Canaries
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^immunitXon was all interdicted by
line, so who steps to fill the
^ Kon comes up with all the
I T L i that was really one of
I —I ' ®ver cut, cause he wound up
And then Irjter on, 75, he was buying, I
1 had furnished Peru, I guess it was 75
la . thing, we had furnished Peru with one
ammunition well ^>oruv ian^r^r ^ furnished them with
neovled i-h , / / ammunition just about how they
IC oents^ontho doThir*!” to Ron Martin for
D: when you say wo do you moan the United States?
even^wh^i- i^ho ^itaten, j was straight up. I've forgotten
handshake ^ remember is they had a
for nevt ^ ^^^t stuff back to Ron
q*. ^ o _ ■> ° probably imported it back into the
^he stat^- inH** ^^*'1*^1.* ® real killing. He brought it back into
thosft'^^h' counter at Tamiami. it was one
ot those things that just was typical of Ron Martin
0; How was he involved with you and IFMA?
there^^ ro ^ money in there, into
^ from them. Tammiami had a fully owned
Guatemala City, and Martin had the right to
export to his own company down there, which and I think the
reg's are real different from your own, wholey owned
subsiderary overseas as opposed to shipping it and selling it
somewhere overseas, and so Ron set up a branch of Tamiami in
Guatemala City. And that was one of the places where he started
to make some real money, because there would be robberies fir©«;
^efts and acts of god all sorts of things, and things would get
lost in Gautamala City, and nobody seemed to care. Ultimatlv
Dellamico succeeded in picking off the president of Guatemala!
Actually I think they backed the wrong horse in a coup down*
there and they wound up having to move to Honduras as a result of
<3xhat.
^ all?
about the mur der of
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R: well
mid~70 '
Jjghn
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only in this r
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ures in
failures was, except
and I don't recall what the cause of those
to say that they occured. Molina was workin
^ banK that he was working for"
remember which one" 'it was. ~ BuT~in anv case ne rooic some nf
even
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tutd ho
floors and thingH N ko that . rjo
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n«-' was nturdorad / j /2 /^^^tn oq'^,%6
years since I talRocI to him. u tfte feds' vould
he would have rolled over on the spot. Johnnv ^'
debts left. He had boon scared to death, and he
and paid tor by lx>y.‘. In Florida. He Just has lost his
fact 1 saw a picture of him taken about that tiae
^o^le recoqnizJnq him. When I ia»t hia he was a 5 :e.n:ler
fkh^
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looking young man, ^
pounds , and h«'s about and^ there h.
The good life did got to him,
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D: could that also boon the motive for his rurder?
R: oh I'm suro it was, because
D: what he would have told about is what ve are gemng
R: what he would have talked about is so»e of zhe backing tn^t
he and I did down there. He would have taiXed about all ot
Martinis and Dellamico's financial activities, because he handled
all of them for them.
D: that's what he did when he went back dovr there, not v
not for IHFA, but for Martin
R; he was working primarily for Ron Martin
0; where, in Panama?
B: yeah, in Panama, and we used him for a variety ox things
because he was good. We'd use him from tine tc ties. Johhnv las
good. He lived down there, at least he spent enc^gh time
there, *
D; and it's unsolved?
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R: yea, you know how it is
importance. if anyone ever
because the iRs will crucify
D: the records were destroyed.
to him?
i® John's real
him ^ r. Martin is dead,
him till hen freezes over.
Any evidence as to what happened
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R; my own feeling, and it's bac?«sH r^n r 4 i
Johnny from time to time and that- '^iscussions that I had with
knew him, i think he stashed tham^^ ^ with other people that
they are l think they are still stTs^he'd'Th ^ think whereever
of mine that worked down there 1 n Vht? ^ ® buddy
time in Boliva, worked for Rnn t mid 70' s and spent a lot of
moved down to Colombia then im t ^ time in Boliva. He was
middle to late 70S wSe^ Se drno • This is when, the
decent and when the olants wera *^h started to get really
into Colombia, Ld this man hH! °^^t of Boliva and
f® T in a drur^aid‘"''"^SHLt" h^®"^ k ®d
through the witness protection program' He 3-d"-r 9°
an ex-cuban with a desire to li?e I lSng Uff Mmself. He's
D: in the u.s.
^werrkSinranrrJminisSnfabSurth^^^^
fun to talk tl. He reiSSJS\hL°^s" t^Vj 'vf J^^go??;^ ®
D: do you think he might know where these papers are stashed?
?LuS v'er^runn^fn": around^ ttl*^ sal^^ ^
thinks he has an idea f aid sS do 1 where rh"®® he
It would be tough to get to but l' think rn ®r ™ight be .
us we probably have a pretty Sear ideJ between the two of
only one of two locations that Je could ha ‘ ^^'s
would have put it. Florida ic- r,n*- it, that he
He had aquaintances that he might 'have° used \n^®Atii*S fhere.
our best thought on thS one fs
still in Panama. Johnny wouldn't of keot them -i they are
longer than he had to. what hi waf a
If you looked at them and find there's this Sice
that s making a modest profit and that'e- aK,-,, 4 . ^^J"® shop
probably would have left them in Panama ana that, so he
dLl ‘'® *'®'"® ^®ft them with""® wTth ®
ueal of security. with a great
operation %hl? l''^kLp^°deffa%?Sr American
YOU aot t t ^ ^ , f , this is When
you got aguanted with Dellamico and Martin?
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buddy of mine introduced Martin to Dellamico
originally*
D: the same guy you've been talking about?
R: the fellow who's dead, he introduced Martin to Dellamico, he
set them up in Guatemala
D: Dell Amico is a what nationality?
R: well I don't know, Bill do you know?
Bill: I asked him that oddly enough and I'm pretty sure he's
Cuban American, he won't claim anything. He says I'm an
American,
R: oh he's Cuban, I think he's Cuban expatriote.
Bill: he has a Honduran wife, mistress, but who speaks no
english. He speaks almost perfect english,
R: oh, yeah, his english is no problem.
Bill: so my assumtion is he grew up in Miami. I asked him first
if he was Honduran, no,
R: he's very insulted if you call him Honduran or even
Guatemalan
Bill: I think he's Cuban extract,
R: that would be my guess too, but I get a little lost with
Latin American countries sometimes, if I can hear them speak
enough Spanish, I can pick up basically what area they are from,
but I never heard him talk enough in Spanish, It was always
English, but I would guess Cuban, because Julio is Cuban, and
they were friends at one time, so I would guess that's probably
were the relationship is,
D: Martin had an operation in Guatemala, which he moved to
Honduras, which becomes the supermarket?
R: it later becomes the arms supermarket,
D: but before that it's just an?
R: before that he's just an arms supplier. He's an arms dealer
in Central America, and if you want to buy it under the counter,
he'll sell it to you, and it doesn't matter who, what. it
doesn't matter what side your'e backing.
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mine introduced Martin to Dellamico
tho guy you We been talking about?
R: the fellow who's dead, he introduced Martin to Dellamico, he
set them vip in Guatemala
Dell Amico is a what nationality?
*t know, Bill do you know?
well 1
Bill: 1 asked h
Cuban American,
American.
oh he's Cuban
that oddly enough and I'm pretty sure he's
won't claim anything. He says I'm an
I think he's Cuban expatriote.
Bill: he has a Honduran wife, mistress, but who s
english. He speaks almost perfect english.
no
oh, yeah, his enqlish is no problem.
Bill: so my assumtion is he grew up in Miami. I asked him first
if he was Honduran, no.
R: he's very insulted if you call him Honduran or even
Guatemalan
Bill: I think he's Cuban extract.
R: that would be my guess too, but I get a little lost with
Latin American countries sometimes, if I can hear them speak
enough Spanish, I can pick up basically what area they are from,
but I never heard him talk enough in Spanish. It was always
English, but I would guess Cuban, because Julio is Cuban, and
they were friends at one time, so I would guess that's probably
were the relationship is.
D: Martin had an operation in Guatemala, which he moved to
Honduras , which becomes the supermarket?
it later becomes the arms supermarket,
but before that it's just an?
R* before that he's just an arms supplier. He s an arms dealer
ik central America, and if you want to buy it under the counter,
he'll sell it to you, and it doesn't matter who, what. It
doesn't matter what side your'e backing.
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basically the one thing vou never
once vQiL^J;:Ql.cLJLliaB^ you
told them was how vou
dldlit.^ ' ~th didn
m>re.
D; did you know what this demand for money, what was the cause
of it? was it involved with Nicaragua yet or not?
R: I don't think so, at least not in my opinon
D: I don't think so either because it was still
R: I think your'e to early there on that one* Yeah, they really
hadn't. They came in later on that.
D: so there's been an effort — Wilson and those guys trying to
make a deal even when Somoza was still in power, to support the
government and then the ex-government . But that's not what
VQur'e involved in. AjJ. you know is a need per month .
R: there's an
of money that has to get moved .
it' s
going into ...Africa, liifs going inti2_£putg :^rica mor e th^
Central America althou gh everythliia "that goes
Pints: It either ao^ into Caracas and o~ut~of~
aiid Manama City and out of t her'^
D: where is this money coming from ?
R: most o£ j.t that I
with orainated in the states?
D:
R:
from.
drug money - in hindsight is probably were it ca^
D: the sale
R: yes
Bill: but this is
down t here , Colombia drugs ?
ittonsy, this is agency
R: It _jwe nt throug h aaeDCV__ajcooun1;s^ put it that way . i can't
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prove that the agency was involved in it.
I can
sure as heTl knowledgable abOJat what was^goijig o^^
, and they wg*r^
D:
cleaned.
there to purchase arm_s._ air eady?
ye ah .
It — Mas_^Qing _ out
D: for whom?
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D: the Mujahedin in Afganistan were,.,.
R: I don't know about that, Pakistan was at that time going
through some transition where they had there own little forces.
I don^t know
D: it wasn^ t Nicaragua vet
R • no , I^as^nt dea ling -W ith t he m> Then — lumping ahead here ,
— SJQ / when jit became clear that the money was going f or use bv
o r — at .JLe ast for the Iranian purchase of weapons, at th at
point ° i t b ecame pretty clear where the whole program was going .
D: earlier we said Iran was given the right, the quid pro quo
was that they could take their money and buy weapons from the
U.S.
R: we were'nt giving them away*
D : b_ut. now we are talking a bout money that is coming out of the
drug, t r a de.-, that. is_ co ntrolled throu gh the CIA annmm t-R . It goes
to Iran?
R: OQ / tha t,,_lS-_iiioJi ey tha t . still , it fo llows the_same channel and
winds, -UP in the same aeries _ of acco unt s / but i ' m not sinre how you
seperate it out from there, I don't know, i” don't think there
is a way to seperate it. I , Jthin k, _ wh at y ou've got is a giant bank
account _orL_ a series of bank accounts in which this money goes,
and - how __it 'J5 generated is irrelevant what is important _is '
it's sp ent ,
D: it goes into accounts and comes in like Lake Resources
people like that. Were they around yet?
R: Lake Resources in 83 - 84, no to your question. Lake
Resources shows up in 83 -84. Just prior to that we've got
Khashoggi's account showing up. Before that you've got my
accounts and some of the agency accounts worked out of Geneva and
Zurich, and some down in ...
D: who is conducting the use of this money through people like
yourself, the agency?
R: the agency in general, yes, under a variety of companies.
Tradehill for instance in Europe was a major
D; propietary?
R: actually propietary is probably the wrong word. They were
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o^jttone^. Did thsv have a ha
R: the^^ere^^consuge^ ,
that branc h off fron there
main line.
ted Mow
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t. It didn't exsist; and it was
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of the
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■Qt ect ion
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or what have vou , and for in stance when it A^ame. to Iwyi
from Isreaii . that^was «t-riclv a 0,t.D» — jat^jora®. you
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late 1980 's you
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VNr>vhaps Angola or Cambodia and later on the Contras —
paid for by something else?
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were being
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K : yes . there were times when we f unded purchases , Jillgther^^
Hv>t we were reiTS>ur^e(i on ffiat* I don'Tknow. I'm inclTne3**"To
av T !T or ' e ' wasn'^t or ii there was I never saw it .
0 :
they were doing this I guess, if you want to get into the
iv'litics, was that they were supporting a war against Iraq, When
you pi ok your friends and enemies in the cold war, the Iraquis
wrere oro Soviet and the Iranians. There's a lot of feeling, even
before the Shah w’ent out there was, some people that favored that
new government, and also no matter who the government is, they
continue to worry about the long border with the Soviet Union.
Vvva've got that w'hole buffer area with
you remember we had at that point millions
listening posts up in the hills.
of
Soviet Union, and
dollars tied up in
%
1 sure do remember that. So any way we were supporting, not
only selling them weapons. It was an aid program.
R; oh yeah, I guess your'e right in that respect about Iran.
There was some support for a change in the government. The Shah
had Ivoome inefective and overly repressive, and clearly there
was a move afoot to do something about the Shah, whether it was
going to be his kid or what put in there. But something was
going to happen.
D: thev hung him around Jimmy Carter's neck is what they did
with him.
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You know I can reroembsr
r; Oh they sure did. you i^n deny the Shah
family over that °ne. I states foJ medical treatment when
the right to come to the United States^for^^ supported the turkey
clearly that was w^at h^ humanity; but on
for so long. H© was y m\r familv was very adamant, y
better . ^ and
V. HoriT-v Kissinger and David Rockefeller argued,
D: that's when Henry Kissinget
carter went for . , • I don't know
Ti -hviir^+^'c; when lifs really got entertaining* Tnore of ^
r: wellr that s ft certainly, it was
that it was a conf ctart establishing something. We , . _
program where but we didn't have ® Jj^tS^Sa^went
have anything, israej. v^x / inet it all, or when tne =3uai*
When the Shah came lost most of the influence
down and Komeni came , ^ ^ that part of the world.
'r“xJSLri»rTv x=raa. -a..-
D:
R:
who
the
the agency knew?
they had to bring
■ L . ^ m •»
back somebody
hell was going on over there.
what
D:
R : the agency
in a Farsi
Iran
at
one time
to
who was that? Khomeini came
ime had to bring ^j^at was going on in
actually ^n the totem pole ,
--- was how low we had sunk on rne
xr^ix. YOU on the list, but
and it was Pretty f nsa in th and
ro America
becait^
no
major
them
Miami or
lives dovm
them
bringing
into Florida
swam
T^nwn there. ^ i can remember
M»riega-s ■ 'J-- j , ,, h — ’ ’ ■■‘L would bring out of
even on things like ^ad to P^Y the g^^^ .
Venezuela for
— g
But "the drug business
tax
that stuff really did
io's, I became more aware
w'* i*^i®\h^t ’^wL a straight pay ozx .
hell tha in the early
of it at that
to flurish
time
the drug b'isiness that
IS
bringing cocaine into
Panama
It
D:
was flown
by American pilots by
and large
R. primarily American pilots
little bit of the product on
wound up taking a
=ould-nt find the
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L t r*pnn, but t hey could'nt seem to understand the
dVutMeure botwt^tm the bus driver and the user, and they didn't
that they wore the driver.
) jn.i t no
t I i
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>o Y'-'" >"• involved in this at this point?
K: yoah. It if., in my opinion, as I saw too many people who
tried to bust in tho early 80's, tried to bust the trade, and
ovet Y time they tried, whether they were customers or BNDD or
what have you at that time, as they tried to break it they would
wind up inspect i iiu suit cases in San Jose, just the zero jobs.
: S.Q tilfi {tOfindy w.u; already learni ng that t hey could get money
out c 1.. tills .auatainino there , _ Qjafi£fl.tiope where ever
K: yeah .
li
and tliuy hiid Jjejen j
K:
tr iahale husi
Sii damn many ways,_ccnina
i as i Know -t he T e xa s
are aa c icac. that.^j^n.u can Jaeat-
' n tend Misher
D: the iron Mountain Ranch
Southeast Asia
You just take them from the
You can heat t he SYStSU
T don't know the Miami routes ..as
California routes , hut god knows thQge
R : that ' s_cjLflht-,
had a very
gau nt ry.'
of the world for Texas
more
i nroh ahiv - direct iv involved.
.was
earsan
was.
three
-then^^^taKg,:
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thraugh
a**,,. simM .-.«a8A'
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back to Panama?
generally
veah. s ome of it
IMFA ,
that there
tllis- mcngiiL--t,tiirough you f«t this poirvt?
oi it. .WJBnt . J thcQuq fe
e Who
D: would end
R : (jiener a 1 iy _bankibq-M.as . .aLenfirally jlflna. Jji
it had to
to deal W ith "It. becauae i-h^T-e
Caymens were always fine. Too many times you had people
that you couldn't trust. ^lsaS-t.,ili .
if you bought them, they w ouiOiay IJOJight , §pd,
nothing better than an hon^i ...tSI^-
D: we are getting close to the Nicurgua thing? Can I ®
question? as you said earlier there was the Wilson effort
make a deal with Somoza in 78, and then Quintero
made the deal. Rebecca Sims has come up with information that
Bush's friend Parish sold 12,000 acres of North Harris County
real estate to Somoza in 1977, as a place to put
Anyway, we are showing our support of Somoza for all the suPP°^^
he^ given the United States, Bay of Pigs so forth and so on. I
1979 July somoza is overthrown, so pretty soon
contras through legal means. It's not going to . .
they begin to anticipate the Boland Amendment do they go ^^to the
illegal, covert contra supply operation, that you
involved in through your Eastern Block weapons and stuff .A
leaping way ahead or should we come to some of that stuff now.
r; no, that's not too far a jump. Your'e i^^o an area
that was the next natural step in the program. At tha
yeah- I'm buying weapons and--
where
point,
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D; how
of it in
connectons
that come about? I Know
your report « You meet
over there .
that there is
some people
a description
and you have
* •
R: yea, basically my family was in the weapons business around
the turn of the century , and . .
D: Germany or Austria?
xn
for Keiser Wilhelm during World War
Germany # made weapons loj;
I,
D:
so it's a name recognized
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only tw
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t hat WO!
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ltd a t fut
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f a mi 1 Y .
He nayn 1 own
t i od up
trat t Ir r*n a
s
porting weapons are collectors
n who eictuaUy owned one, and believe it
1 capped me in Toronto once, I was driving
one that had been stolen and there are
an you remember in Toronto , young street
\th. and that was a ^
u t' h ,
pu 1 i
l
on
t hat
t t\a i n 1 gilt ,
l»ad hotm fit at L
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muih trouMn wlUi mo. in
Kiuvw my iiroat grandfather.
f ^
nice four lane road but
oft, and at 5:00 this cop stops
He took a look at my license
car. My god, Brenneke, are you
make the guns, I said, yeah that's my
one of those, pulled out a picture of it,
I hour and a half. we shut Toronto down
un with that guy, nice young fellow. He
-ICAF, and he was a gun
folks at omnipo ler didn't have
nu n n ^
uui In Germany with the RCAF,
one case i ran across an old man who
n
you w un U LlmjCQ_. b_ecause somebody asked you, the agency
MMYAUU UXreCCXy w...
rmrchases that weiit' to “Iran, the original
into the Central American Theater and we
aaXQil ix w e could beoi
And the original
punfi wns to got them
oould'ivt nhip out of the biock directly into Central "^erica^ so
the beet omi ne we all reached was La Paz, Bolivia, and we
rthijipert to I, a I'az. 'I'ho Czech's had a very interesting way of
handling Lliat . You didn't have to sign any paperwork saying
tlial'c were it wae going. You had to come back and tell them
I hal 'M were it went, and 1 can assure you that goina into Pramm
on their turf with ail there nice little armed loldieJs JtSding
at fnind find flitting in the middle of a government weapons
indUHtry, whore you knew you could disappear and nobody would
jnirm yon. You look them In the eye and say I saw Bolivia is the
Ixmt wuy in the world to guarantee that that is exactly were it
wont .
I): you Imct to do that with every shipment?
H: not etvor y one but mojit of them. They wanted you, they knew
t tmt you wfo comiruj ifuc k to buy again, and you never knew if
Idioy imti poop I o on the ground in Bolivia who were actually
check tii(|, no i made sure everything did hit the ground in
Moil via,
I); f*zo(djon I ovak i a wan requiring that?
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they wouUi not allow you to sell directly into....
l \t iv‘ai
Vi : vt ioal . straight politics. They couldn't support, or be
to su|>v^^rt, the contras, when in fact they are busy arming
t othex' side. 1 guess, the point is, that it was good business
co\ them, iust like it's good business for the United States to
N>th sides. In the end idealogies are great but it's the
dv'\\ais in the bank account that really make all the difference
in the world.
wheix did you start this support?
SI, 1 suppose, late 83 or 84.
0.
Ixy th is time they know the Boland Amendment ,
ho I and Aiiien dment , is coming?
the second
K : yeah , it's well on it's way and we are told find_a_ngw
> neVTnJ~roaKe sure we get money to pay for jir, so we dia .
coming from the drugs?
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the Kastern Block weapons are going to?
K. generally the majority are going to Central America
to Bolivia, who would handle it from Bolivia
P; after they go
on vip ,
K: from Bolivia on up there was a guy named
hanviled some of the shipping on up from there,
man that all I knew him by was as a travel agent
in La Pe
and there
in La Paz .
:
D: American or Bolivian?
\< : he was
(hat, at lea
i never knew
Bolivian national, I think I'm almost
t he was a Bolivian resident and that was
s full name.
all
of
I knew
money somehow deli v ered to your laundering
. thjit fR the money you WQuid, buy th es e weapons with ^
' i de 1 i idL^^Qns to Bolivia , and then_:vQU would 'nt be
further .
- ly
r atio n an<i tSmt'.s
a h '•k -E * L ^
w^uld _see„wh^r e t hey would go from
but you know ia talking to. folks w here
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he ca.rt.el
the. MedeU-in cartel
a big source
I'm
I don't know what they all
you knew where they were
1 V
1 ^ # ■*
I %^ou to ssiy f though, ttiat
Of ^'€C3.us6 would* * • ♦
you talk to guys who are
handling them out of
to figure it all out
oh *
y V 4 s.
raik to them,
(u talk to people who
dTi't take a rocket scientist
out flying/
llvia* It
11: tost of them going to any one source, like the arms super
m Hcnduras I or a variety* . • •
tv of Dlaces, that is where you couldn't ^re^J go*ng
that some of it is going to Panama, some f,.;. H
Kloa. Beyond that it was
xin was picking up some, but ^he"
s own buying program. It was a little bi
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w’lm you
— -.ca'.:«e I got to talking with Kaderaback “ h.nd
i'“tyV--en ttat thay had ^
i out drinking bear. I got to talking to ni.^^
1 '.inerioa,! and ^e fk\d "e „ it^^^ Ketold
er.tlally that there i said you tean
.1 se that you are letting through this hassle in
into panama, and directly^into Panama, i say, wait a
a- He doesn't take , J, oh well he's taking it.
, vhera the ^ “ ‘“‘i^liy, wLre is It going, fhat
-.ct JJat'was either going into the -=iands
It may have been going to Dominican Rep-o^iw,
no"
♦-hat vou were bringing up from ^iivia were
the weapons ^hat yo warehcise
ing up, Martin's getting some
,«>-ea nattina some of those, god only
yeah, Martin and ^^^ctly to Illoapango, and whe
icvs. some of them knowL That was one place
•r.t from there heaven only knows.
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R: oh god yes. You'd get your picture in the newspaper if you
wondered into there.
D: }^ut by 83 you figured- the Contras were the source ?
R: the people_y_Q_u are, supplying , they're the customer
and t^at your end user. Not too much question left in your mind
about that one.
D: th ere's a role that the Mossad plays in all t his that se^lPg-
to be important . Early, when they realized that they got the
Boland Amendment. They got Israel, Mossad, to play an important
role .
Mossad becomes one.
suppliers.^
Americans out of the whole program, -and Mossad . Israel,
nicked UP some of the slack . Mossad was, those guys were anxious
to sell anything they could down there, and they didn't have a
whole lot of qualms one way or another.
D; were you involved with them?
R; oh yeah, I got to know most of the guys. Some of the guys
that were working that, Pesssah Ben-or for instance in Guatemala.
There's one that was playing both sides of the fence, and
ultimately got burned on that.
D: how was he doing that?
R: well he was taking orders from the United States, and he was
taking orders from Israel, and I think some times he didn't
quite know whose direction he ought to be following.
D: taking orders, he was supplying weapons?
R: he was supplying weapons and sometimes it would be at the
(jli;'0ction of the U.S. , and then other times it would be at the
(jlj^0Qtion of Israel . He was tecniquely a Mossad agent stationed
in Guatemala City, and that was his role, but there was more
then one occasion that his directions came fro^m the United
States ,
D: how about.
you knew him pretty well ?
Jie was a
R : yeah , T've kno wn - - —
he overplayed, he over stated his importance on a rather regular
R0 had a pretty high opinion of himself, he was a friend
of the Dellarocques
D: could you eyolain at this point who Dellarocques was or is ?
iTohn Deiiarocqu e was. worked for the — ^ Ameri ,£ aji
' ■ i. ■ ' ■ I -
R:
ii: ha'ri I rtirinh isn't he?
k: no, he's an American citizen.
D; he was involved with Veillot in some way
H: yoa lie knew Bernard, but he was an American citizen his cars
ware rorilntered in California. In fact that was kind of funny -
Wlusn you drive into his home in St.Tropez to see his Jeep
rheroken with the California licence plates. I felt like I
vil(inM leave home.
i); St . Tropez is in what part of France?
H: South of France.
1 ); down near cap d' Antibes?
K: JuHt east of there.
U; he's airier ican, you knew him back in 1980, when he was
involved in. Later on he was involved in the, he might have been
involved in the 1980 deals. He shows up certainly in the
Demavand. ok how did he come in?
i.» - wft 1 1 nelarocauG wa&. how di d we get on — to — Delaroc^U^? yeah ,
1): handling the Mossad part of the supply?
R: yeah, representing the Mossad in there.
W. yAfth I worked wi th him and on . His problem was that
latimatS^Iy I thinK or at least in my opinion,
got too connected with the drug programs that were ^ going on down
there, and as a result wound up playing too much, in the way of ,
playing footsy too much with the Panamanians and the Medillin
out, and I said
Oi that's how you heard from him, he called you up to tell you
that?
R: he called me from Santiago, Chile, and, by god, I told him i
folks ,
know .
he denies that. I heard from Ari about three months ago
He tried to come to the United States to blow my brains
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D:
Why was he qoinq to (;oit,e blow your brains out?
r: ol. ho didn't th.nt 1 poln^ir^ho
we speak but only when ho cal In roe. Ari ^ ® ® P® ^ut he
nos. he'd hovo you think ho »on
n'o%“tM?%hS iTnTS^^^ cohoh J"
ISI coSoe^ «ot him under the
oecouse somebody Ihttoduced us ond^l tolk^^ ^
asked if 1 would go to see him the next time I i walked
Sid sure, give me an excuse to go down to Nice, and so
into the lobby and here's John Deiarocque.
D: lobby of?
H: cap
- tU^lafrat-he lanifd
case I realized once I met him that, it tn^
to call himself , that P. time in the Virgin Islands and
name. John had spent some time in
floating around Franco,
D:
li
1 ;
do you think he's agency?
I don't know who he worked for, I
where is he now?
really don't
T vr\nw He owns 3 home there , and I
r: st.Tropez, as ^ ^„here else. What I understand he's
busy hiding from ® iwf Uen at his home. I've met
him he was in St. ^^°P® ' vork gal. I don't have any reason to
his wife. She'S a nice New semi-retired there,
believe he's anywhere else. He kina o
D: how old is he?
:: 58, 59 . (interuption)
to
go
X. about vour supplying from Omnipol
,: so we are know deliver them to Bolivia, they
loliovia, and “^e and eventualy to the Contras
ip to panama or some place
Panama , Honduras .
a ov 1 -his stage of John Hull, or is he an
iill; 8iny word at this y
inknown , . , . ?
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R: no, Hull is very much a known factor at ^-hpini=> nr the
was Hull's field that I landed at. one of them wasn't, it was
Santa Maria, ^ which is east of Hull's, but the other field was one
. - , * , _ • - ^ ^ ^ ^ I ^ of Santa Maria and off the
peninsula as you come in,
D: in the report his ranch is called Muelle? why did you go
there?
R: we were down there, took a load of weapons in, took some
drugs out .
D: are these Omnipol weapons?
R: no those were, those as a matter of fact weren't that was an
unusual run in that it was basically U.S, weapons that we were
bringing in, and I think that flight originated in Panama,
D: but you were doing more then just bringing over these
omnipol Czech weapons to Bolivia. You were doing other things?
R; oh yeahh, like most airplane drivers, you get a chance to
fly, just point me.
D: for the agency?
R: oh yeah.
D: and that's were you did most of your work or all of your work
at that time?
R: basically that's what I'm doing all my work for.
D: and you were based in Panama?
R; yeah, in general yes.
D: is it then time to ask you about what you know about Harare
and Noriega and that part of the ?
R: yeah, because Harare becomes a factor in here, oh 84
D: ok we are, I asked you about Herrari network, Herrari
Noriega, Medellin. Noriega takes over there in 82 I believe.
R: some esoteric political talk here for whoever is
typing! 1 !! (exoteric content not pertenant to this, so I deleted
it) Central America, like you say, is kind of a mass of threads
game. I wasn't doing business with him.
of the world a couple of times , and i got
•J i -*• -
and you start pulling at one, it's kind of tough to follow it all
the way thru to the end. Noriega, it's about 82 I guess when he
becomes a factor in that. I got to thinking back on it, and I'm
sure I met Noriega at at least one function in Panama in 70 when
he was a young army officer coming up through the ranks because
we used to court those guys. Every time we needed something
done, you'd have to buy off someone else down there. We always
used to court the up - and - coming young officers in the army,
and we spent a lot of time and money on that one.
D: old pinapple face.
R: I remember him from the good old days. Alright, you get into
guys like Mike Harare, Harare was sent to Panama primarily toa
look after the Israeli interest, and he was supposed to be one of
the watchdogs. His job was to be sure that the weapons that
Israeli sent were going to the right place, that Isreal was
getting properly paid for its investment that the Israeli name
was not being dragged through the mud. Israel knew that if all
turned to hell, they were going to get stiffed by the U.S., the
U.S. would drop it all in the Israelis lap.
D: when do you first encounter Harare?
R: 83 -84
D: so by that time, as far as you know, he was working as chief
of security for Noriega but was still working for Mossad?
R: he was supposed to be working for Mossad. I mean that was
theoretically his job, and the problem with Harare was that he
fell in love with the good life over there real fast, and the
result was that he became Noriega's business partner instead of
his overseer. In my opinion he did very little to protect
Israeli interests in Panama. He did a hell of a lot to protect
his own interest and spent a lot of time as Noriega's sidekick
and partner and spent no time as his overseer.
D; can you describe their business?
R: yeah, their business basically was in part. Drug activities.
Noriega was by all odds one of the great drug traffickers in the
Central American area. Most of those flights, at least the ones
sent to the Texas, California area, used Panama's refueling stop,
because it was safe and of course Noriega got his cut out of all
that. Harare, in addition to using the product himself, i
suspect — I've never proved that, but that was always my
supposition that he was a user as well as a seller — wound up as
literally as one of the bad guys. He was doing business with
Medellin, he was one of the people who strongly insisted, if you
were going to work in the area you go down and introduce yourself
to the folks in the cartel so that they know who you are so that ^
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you're not a liability as far
were'nt some DEA agent undercover
he had you do that?
as they were concerned.
You
R: yeah, at his request. Ben-or was as bad as he was on that
one because a new face in the region, especially a new face in
the^ piloting area, was always suspect, because almost all the
flights involved drugs to one extent or another. This is where I
have a hard time with my own concience. I could rationalize a
lot of it in terms of trafficking between Panama and Colombia,
Panama and Bolivia. If they want to kill each other off with
drugs, that's their problem not mine, if you haul drugs between
one or the other, you can if you work at it, rationalize it
as part of the infrastructure down there. And there is no other
way to look at it especially when you've ^ .
saying go down introduce yourself, make sure they know wno you
are, and so forth. When the drugs start coming from^ panama ro
the States, you have a little trouble with the rationaliztion
because then you realize that it's your family getting hur
w hen did vour
oome UP with the drug problem
SO YOU
R
whole business..
k: got out of the w ho l e thing
dealing with this . YOU run int o HosimoKo. ~~r
fhP big Mexican importers into the statgs_wj^whom Noriega."
Salcedo
D: who's Hosimoko ?
a resedent in Maz.atlan., a — major
D; Mexican?
R: Hosimoko is his nickname, Salcedo,
D: what does Hosimoko mean?
irrtzv UCJ.OWW, he is . he's a vicious man
of people you wound up doing business
with
D:
though this was lower than Noriega would stoop.
Hsiro-irs*?
who handlec^ ^ mone^.
^ jlQw Harare was a
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Scause it Shd75Bs££_Ma>
th at was being — taken out . o£ — ^ fc i xat > I
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that
It was going' into
private account^; Everybody knew it. There wasn't any question
in anybody's mind about where it was going or who it belonged to,
but you might take ten per cent off the top of it, and it
into a seperate account.
D:
all this as an agency ?
r: yeah . and in terms
moving the money, part ''f th*^ arrencv
was concerned.
D:
R:
go Hara r-i became
business was.
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(beginning of tape #4)
D: H;^r^ti is sti ll running h^-S
business , are yo u still — bringing
ft •
R:
D:
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hhe Block
have _XEM ^ ^T\<X YQU mde on e
R:
made ^woT
't.Q the United __Staheg ■ Actually I
D:
R
you weren't the pilot for those flights?
no, I was co-pilot on both flights
D : s° that aspect
Amarill o.?
drugs
R: yeah
■I i=iinH(»rina money, or moving money at the same
Bill: you're also laundering j
time your'e piloting?
. . hasicallv moving money. Once you have it
r: yeah, the system i s b ^ orders of most bankers as to
in place, you've got basi It doesn't take that much
what goes, where and now ^ takes. I'll give you an example.
to oversoe It. The only that went in for, they were a
We had at one point, we “ ^ credit in Vienna. I
American weapons out of set up credit, because I had
took a special trip to vieimc
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hi“ to Vienna , anU I Ula that case ana_^^t^ ao«n
.TiTZl into a better' Of' credit" D^escr^be the letter of
notified as soon as that letter or because that
case you e if it's just alright it goes into this
acount, it's held days then it's an
automatic transfer to Ld Sen used for
several years , so the bankers were all <jia not
someti^mes it f\"‘^\®t w\s^ just" \ case of saying ok here it
tneeflhe l«h flowin',. The flying part of it
was not by any stretch of the imagination flew some of the
S anything else in the program down there. I flew so
runs just to see what was going on.
that was the reason for a co-pilot?
r; no, “at was one where^I^got^^te there'' wa“s"no®way
°h1,pa?ently they . f “X''f°ront %Wch “uld“hlvrSee?
in, and they wanted two pilots up front,
resonable on a DC 6 .
D: going into Panama?
R; no, going into Texas.
D; from Panama?
n came out of Colombia, the flight originated
R: no, actually this Colombia at the time, and
in Colombia, I ^he turkey, and they were short one co-
pilot, Ben-or winds up ^ hut I'm going down
lo'tifmilnio'ipal airport and I'm leaving,
D: Bogota or Medellin?
R : Bogota . and
this is going.
description .
you know I have ?
This aint' my gob pal, it s not
know w
in xny
D:
but Ben-or is in charge of this because
R; Mr. Ben-or says that
would like it done now ®^,
like Mr. Harari on the phone t
would like this
of discussion.
done , and he
and would I
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so they are telling you as a representative of Harari...?
he's threatening to drag Harari into this to referee if
neccesIa?Y,“nd that was the last thing I
was Harari on my case, for what ever reason I did
and it is tough, it's tough to fly a bigger plane like th
without somebody up front helping you.
D: that's why they wanted you, so there was a co-pilot?
R- yeah, they needed a warm body who knew how the aircraft
functioned and plus the fact that you are putting a l^ot of ta
irone man. tL odds are pretty good. If you have
that both aren't going to defect at the same ^®to
taking the damn flight in, and when I got in, when it land d^^
that was the one that went near Amarillo in 85. '
W 3 S it » W0 put tli0 suclcsir on th© ground sn •
D;
you did'nt have to bring the money back?
r; I don't know what the hell we were going to do with it.
? can remember is I got out of the aircraft as soon as we pulled
the parking brakes on, and that was it. I started walk g
the field heading for town. ^^e^Tt aid I gave him a
qineral delcription. They over ^ s^Id
Ind curiously enough I think they picked out the right strip.
D: you went down and overflew?
P: no. they TU “Ken %'renr
and had me ®t where we had to have been in
?:iSiSisSp °to titl" sure as hell they found the cotton pickin'
field out there.
did they find out who owned the land?
D;
r’hecked and it had been, the title had
r: no, they checkea ana ^ think I
transfered sereval , I'll look for it, because I did some
do no who owned the land, I lo°k^.^ ^
checking later ^oiece of dirt down there. I think I
figure name on it. I later checked with friends
came up with the rig in ^ ^ think that I was correct in
with DPS in Texas, and rney sw«siuca
my judgement
D: significant name?
R; it was one that they were interested in.
I didn't know that.
l + ljg * -
' lii-
frr
but they seemed
at that point,
money, run your
to think he was relevant.
I basically said the hell
own show, and run your own
In any
with it,
life.
I resigned
run your own
that's when you quit?
R: that was it, as far as I was concerned, well as it turns out
I wound up doing one more shot, one more flight out of there. I
had to go down because we had a glitz with the banking, part of
the banking program. Harari had screwed it up in Panama. Every
time that guy touched something, he screwed it up, honest to god.
I stood a better chance of launching a rocket to the moon than
he did at getting a check cashed, but in any case he's a
turkey. So we did, I went down, cleared up the glitz, wound up
having to buy a flight out of Panama, which I did, which was rne
flight, curiously enough, that went into Misher's property.
D:
flight
United States , Hest_iri£,P
the Iron Mountain Ranch ?
R;
D; and that was again in 85
R:
. about August .
ware going?
D: yhy? how did yo u know?
nf one landing
In that area that even
I, ■ 111 ■■111 I - .
Q. did von know who sher was_.
R:
D:
I knew
on Misher's ranch when you got
so you knew you were landing on nisn
you did'nt know it ahead of time.
knew where
aoinq. 1 wa^ n^t flving the plane, but
czTj sr::. If you
D
; a nother DC fe thjs
R:
yeah.
\ ft V
mam
D
R
D
R
D
R
D
1 oaded with cocaine?
we had coke on board that, time
^nd was there money exchanged?
yeah . there was .
did you take the money or did someone
I- went on my way
gAgL. YP.^ about Misher
l a anker~ in Texas , you knew that?
that point? He^s a — feia
R:
yeah / I knew Walter was a big
sommunity, ■certainly,, that he had been
banks where
m oney
D: a lot?
*
R: a lot.
D; Allied bank?
R: yeah, some of the banks that Rebecca is talking about down
there are ones that we used and she and I have talked about this .
I told her a variety of things, are she has come back and said
they seemed to be true. She's checked on them and found them to
be acurate
D: she's pretty good is'nt she?
R: I like her, she's a very thorough lady and she does know her
.... of what she knows, she's very cautious with the conclusion
she draws. She thinks people are real so and so's.
D: her heart is in it.
R: she's real careful to not overdo it, and in that area where
she's working right now it would be real easy to say they are all
as guilty as hell. I don't know if they all are or not but there
arg degrees of guilt and she seems to be able to assess that,
which is unusual .
. di d YOU know anv more about
that it was owned by Misher , and
R:
tY *) ... T mn be fore -* iJ^o n Mountai n ha d a
imng raf^inr-Y . This is something that we brought, Harry~^pp
and brought people up there for training and taking them back.
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from Panama
R:
yeah , Panama •
— PDF people, as far
as we know.
D:
PDF people up
at the Iron Mountain
Ranch?
R:
yeah, as far
as we knew they were
PDF, at lee
that was our
assumption of that.
D: they could have been Nicaraguan, they could have been a
of things.
R
: basically I just didn't open the door, I was'nt interested.
D: when was that?
r; that goes back into, must of been about 83 -
went on. Harry and I flew a couple of those runs
the hell of it then anything else, and Harry was
Global I think at the time, and at any rate every L's
Harry decided he needed to check me out on an ^
the toughest check pilot I ever rode with, despi e _ _ jf
friend he was. You either did it his way or it ^^s wrong .
the book said you are going to make that approach at 123
god it better be nailed.
flew those trips from Iron Mountain,
and flew back?
D : when you
dropped them
R: yeah, occasionaly you would have bodies going back
but Harry said not often.
you just
with you
D:
you knew it was a training facility then?
R. yeah, I drew Rebecca a picture of what I recall of it
't know if she's had a chance to check on it or
don
D; does that bring in
Corson somewhere ?
here your Corson knowledge to mind, does
that context Corson^. ^ °^^ rnrlnn^ ^was ?a^s^lif
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I. . — Ji^^x^knew Is a lot of money came out of Corson s
came from. - Ail i Knew could account for under any
control operations , way m belonged not only to him but
circumstances except to s y ^ don't think Corson was
to other people. He struck me as being terribly sharp,
particularly bright. He never
Misher was good, he was sharp.
D: did you know Misher?
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times in the course of time and he was
He knew his business, and I don't
that he did'nt know where it went.
u
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1 1 vat he was a friend of Bush?
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(ji j t3tr, i »i‘ ( , h I optu at I on
li. oh -jod, liaraii we could talk about all day. It's
mow wh«» ala>l \»iith him or where to finish. people
„r iho pe-h.i- . and Harari were ^wo of the P
“V V,.... ..... ivm, r«al poute about that That “as just a,
lul ILL . l.v .....l you butter get back on the right side, and you
V/} H ^ ^ Otlrty
in
nt.d NoiUirup is ioming down to do that for Mossad?
. .1 a,". inn that on behalf of Israel. He is trying to
.mt what by all odds has become 3ust
(.p i 1 r ) cite r pi . M
U!
■) 1 ' tj hot a drug program?
I ^ It Harari not Harari but Ben-or , who nominally
Pt yoah. aft industries, instead of him pedalling
w,n,' h .» una? would have been perfectly ?bceptable as
r„, „„ ■ ; . - ' is aircraft, .^ite a
r,f tho •h'i.| he's busy running drugs in the
r:r, v:l"I..«';'l'n‘’to suspect at that point that somebody is not
............ ..... llwl '^•'dV uf® supposed to.
■» when Northrup came in to tell them both...?
ii> loiv to tell them both, you guys either
ou« '"".iMtuitunately Northrup was unsuccesfu .
uith/ shape up
shape up or
P i
»>,ay didn't shape up
t n 1 fcs w t 1 I 1 i t
I > -lilt’ n ft that Will came up,
this Is fihOUt UO uuai- . .. ___,a
' • . , r ,1 iiD Anyway Will came up,
hflv« t" y ^^tVerwards. I did
f f , him tgh'.'d tt atter
maybe 86 , but I would
and I remember talking
him when he came, but
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I remember talking to him after that incident and he was
irate, one of the few times, I've seen Northrup angry,
times very seldom though and that was one of the few times
saw him just absolutly livid over a situation.
really
A few
that I
you saw him face to face after
* •
R: yeah, after the incident occured.
D: he was still in Panama when you ?
R: I think we were in Costa Rica by that time, and he just, he
was just livid. He couldn't control the situation, couldn't
stop it and clearly what his instructions were,
totally unable to exercise what he thought was appropriate
control at that point. I never understood whether these guys
worked for Will or not, that was unclear to me.
He was just
R; you knew they worked for Mossad, you knew Mossad
over, but . . .
sent Will
R: I didn't know if
that the Mossad had
up.
he was their boss , or if he was just someone
said, alright you get to go clean this sucker
D; it was one or the other?
R: it was one or the other.
D; and they didn't clean it up?
R: they didn't clean it up, they never cleaned it up.
D: Was he also the one who came over and said, alright it'
close-down time.
I understand it, he
a lot of political
and
Rj Frank (?) shut it down and as
talked about this, I think he got
to shut things down.
D; political pressure from where?
hnt I think the decisions were
r; I don't know where ^ ^ged to. I think he
-- - control over.
I have
not
way
was
D:
because Waahington oould nave been involved as well?
..All ha VP been, and certainly Tel Aviv
r; Washington may have well have oeen,
was involved.
shut down and
m. * W _ A ■ ■ ■ Ik M WA aUF ^-m-m
D:
by this time ,
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stuff. What was the status of your, were you still bringing m
stuff from Czechoslovakia?
R. 85 veah, up through mid 85. There was a shipment that came
In righrtowards the end of 85 that I didn't have anything to do
with, I had organized it originally*
D: an Oianipol?
R; an cminipol
noveiaber of 85.
D: and that was the end of that?
R:
D:
that was the last one that I am aware of .
what did you know about the Secord, North operation?
r; virtually nothing. I ran across it on a ,°g^oJgh”to
and I had some very close ^heir "?perat^^ and would I
tell me when I was stepping into their operation
kindly remove myself. I always kindly did.
d: where did you step in to it then. Did you physically step
into it?
r: well I ran into a nice san named Felix down there one day.
Senor Gomez-
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Panama
in 85?
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tell us about that some ii you could, you knew who he was
* _ know who he was with in 30 seconds he had
R; Oh, If you ^ °ith god and George Bush and not in
told you. He cons'ilted only with
that order. He had Israeli's were doing a lot
somewhat of a ^ „ag going on with the drug business,
of complaining about complaining over the fact that
They were to get stuck with this whole thing
when It came around, q real crisis down there in
no way around that. involved and Felix came along,
terms of the morale up. He was going to tell us
and he was going „d he was behind us and I always
that George was behind us, ana ne
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?he backing of George Bush? They already got the
tc orfer >;^en, rrnvemment they don't need George Bush, and
SocKinj ol i* • = ■ 9 ° I got a call from
reUx thought he the’ Pentagon Wrtly thereafter. He said,
rier.d of mine from the per^agon ““'A kidding. I said,
-. rhe hell away from Felix, and I m not Kiaa g „w„4- y,o/ =
K iM,av the nej-i ® ^ rinn'-t- ever talk to him. He said what he s
z away? He said, n^ar If it involves Felix,
c: on you don't want to get near. it ix
rill stay away from him.
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and that was when I
to stay away from
asked about Ilopango as being one
is the way you heard about the North,
Secord
R: that's part of it
D:
3 t.her reasons
from it, Felix is involved in it, and
as well
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r; there's a 1°^ of other rea ^ similar assistance
vou can get yourself burned very control , and Sam Evans
when this Demavand thing go _ gfnce his client had been
decided to make some money for h ^ little program,
Yig so much. So five that a lot of other folks had
led the Israelis to beiiev
sanctioned it.
D: that's our main topic tommorow
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R: yeah, but. that's another case were I wound up with a phone
call ahead of time, saying don't even get close to that sucker,
you'll get burned real bad
D: you got some pretty good warnings?
R: I had some real good friends back there.
D; 86 could have been a black year for you.
R; oh, 86 could have been a total disaster, jail time.
Bill: before we leave Panama, did you ever run into any thing
about Spadafora?
R; only in the sense that I knew a little bit about who he ^a .
I had heard a little about why he got done in. As
example of what happens when you cross the good general _
there, beyond that I don't know very much about the
was one Jack Blum used to hammer on , and Blum kept ^el 1 1 ^
'•you have to tell me all about it” and I asked why. t
place I don't know very much about it, and the second place i
don't understand why any wants.... " cause I know
and that way I can check what your saying .“ and ^
for Jack Blum, I must admit. Jack thought he
Lmebody Who was an upright virgin who he trot out «
Of his committee who would say exactly what he
Unfortunately he didn't get that.
3iXl; y^iat about Flovd Carle^QH / did_.
Noriega.
R. no I did'nt know Noriega's pilots as well as I ^ew some
the guys down south, t aot a chance to meet more of tho
flight crews down south, so I got a cnance
guys.
D: down south is where?
R; Colombia.
D! Who finally did shut Harari down?
B: I'm not sure anybody did shut him down
D: He's shut down know.
R: The last I heard he was
in Israel .
working around the Panamanian Embassy
then he's not shut down now
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that'B TTiy understanding.
ij; the flights to
make the flights
not just a
Amarillo, but did
or 85 that you flew
Costa Rica?
costa Rica, what was the occasion for you to
that? You're kind of a senior guy _
YOU make these ^ "^^Thi^^ 84
have other responsibilities. Thi
to Hull's ranch? You made two flight
B:
was
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yeah, 1 made two. No, wait a minute, we ®^®j.g°"®that*^ was a
the same flight that we went on feilow that had
t that I took with ^ for the
a lot of work for, and was one of the primary p
n cartel. He was one of the check pilo .
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He flew one of the senior me^rs of tl
is, and his flights were all straignr p
; he was a cartel pilot, he wasn't agency
on a
R; he was a
straight cartel pilot
D:
how did you come to fly with him?
R:
j *. a ride. It probably was ^
,d 1£ I wanted wee what you would do
ueeKeno. If Vea ^d tine to "f^^Sld na?e
frequently down there. jne p locations, so you would have
would call terribly two or three days before you could
get a flight out, and ® ® find what to do next, since I
wondering around town ^ ^ girls , I kind of had run out of
don't drink and I f ®„®®nted to jump a flight with him, and
options. He asked m else to do today,
so I said, sure I have nothing ex
what kind of plane was he flying
D:
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R. to tell you the trutn, flying
remember is we were
day. I'm not positive on that.
All I can
D
what was the cargo?
r; I don't know,
my guess ,
doing. He "*®Y
back and count the
was always
it-. If he was in
u. ,=.= haulinq drugs in, that would be
I think he was Jgj.|tanding of what he was
ist that was ™Y ^ the back, I didn't go
have had __e Mostly because his stuff
cargo on ' didn't have to worry about
so well ^nat ^ ^ somewhere, you never
Diane, and you
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had to worry about v'ustoms or runna Hit i« ni my uitloni coming out
and taking a look at what war; in ytun nl r eran . Ho )unt would
sort of climb in and fly it a;; t hougir ii«> *>wnod iv.
D: and you flow co-pi lot aoat junt toi i i\«s i ldrrr
R: yeah, I flew the right neat with him, ami It <]avt> mt> a chance
to visit with him. I hadn't neon him I or a while, and wg had a
few hours each way to nit and shoot the hroo/.o amt t ind out who
had died and who hadn't
D; where is this guy know?
R; he's in the United Staton.
D: any chance of talking to him at nomo point
R: yes, there is I can introduce you to him. Interesting
enough, I offered Jack Blum a chance, thin guy wanted out real
bad, down south, and he was seriounly interested in coming back
home, and probably was not prosecutable undt't U.S. law, but the
cartel would have had some real problemr; it h<^ would have decided
to come home. So I told Jack Blum I'd i nt:ro<lu<.;e him to the guy,
told him to arrange a meeting place down at the islands
somewhere. It did'nt matter to me whore, as long as this man
accepts it
D; this is just a year ago right?
• veah I said I'll introduce the two ot you, and you can all
sit down 'and talk to each other and i'll take a walk. I don't
care what vou do, but don't otter him the witness protection
program or Ly of the rest of that shit, because he'll never buy
it But he wants to come home, and he Is willing to tell you
everything he knows about 10 years worth of work down there, so
if y^ want him he's all yours. , h h
to put that together. I just t \ ^ " -- ‘ ■ *
called the man down there and I said,
consider talking to Jack Blum, because
minute. You'll wind up on television,
curcumstances he'd find his own way home.
Jack could never figure out how
and I
hey
forget it, don't ever
'll sell you out in a
Mu said under those
D: and he did?
R: he did, and he's here know,
phone. He keeps a fairly low prof
He and I talk regularly on the
ile.
D:
the cartel might not be to happy with him.^
R: they would be less then ^ ^
He would never talk to a s „
it. His sense of self preservation
to know where he was .
or anybody else about
strong .
D; BO rtny doHi we wou.Ld make to talk to him goes double for the
oavoat that we here, is that this is all, . . .?
you've never met the man before.
Bill: before we leave Blum, I heard from more than one person
that he sort of steered the whole Kerry investigation away from
the Christie Institute stuff on more than one occasion.
1 think he did
Bill: so Jack Blum, what kind of opinion do you have on him
(j^insight or hunch?
I think Jack went
When he found he
to make everybody
Jack Blum is a world class horse's ass.
into his work with some preconcieved notions,
couldn't prove them, he went about trying
happy. There are several things that I don't understand about
Blum, one of them is whenever he got confused, he went on down to
Miami and talked to all the little Cuban refugees down there, as
though this was the touchstone with reality. I thought if
that's reality, you are in trouble. Jack. You're right, if it
got near the Christie things, he'd try to stay away from it. I
don't know why because I think you have a community of interest
there that he could have benefited from a lot, if he would have
been willing to listen, but he was'nt willing to listen. He
refused to follow up on information that I gave him, and I know
and I'd later call these people. After a while I began to wonder
what Jack Blum was really doing. I guess I came to
conclusion he isn't doing anything, just spending a lo’
taxpayers money, doing as little as^ possible. X sat in
office once, and he showed me a variety of names that cus
had, conclusions that they had derived after rifling my
case one time, and my comment to him was, at least know I know
what my tax dollars are being spent on, and he said "what do you
mean by that"? I said just exactly what I said Jack, now I know.
And he said "well does that mean that their wrong ? and I said I
I? I said, what have you done with
think it's pretty self explanitory . " I
it is to you. Jack was a really a
feeling on him?
didn't say that did
information, "well I
I don't but I guess
person. What's your
this
Bill: somewhat similar, that he's a strange guy, and I don't
know what to make of it. I do think that he's been .... by ^t^^
whole whether it's by design, or if i^t's ^ust sort of keep
busy or what, but he's some think he took positive steps
to steer the Kerry Committee away from our stuff it wasn t ^ust
that he did 'nt believe it or didn't want to deal with it, but
that he possitively steered away from it I don t know
where it's coming from-
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B- T don't either. Another example comes to mind. We talked
aiK.ut Ron Martin one day, and I nentioned Martin, and he jumped
in "well I know everything there is to know about Martin. I _
iown to his house I visited him..." I said, do you Know how Ron
Martin got his start in this business, do you know he used t t
fence posts for Sears and Roebuck? He said "you've
of your mind". And I said yea tha^s
a^ut something that Jack Blum didn't Know the first ^thi^g
about, he had no idea of who Ron Martin really ''' ' pQ^tuqal?
relationship, did you ever look into his business with ^
"He doesn't have any business with Portuga . r^caavr'? What do
threw up my hands and said what the hell else can I s y.
you tell a man who has everything?
D: what was Martin's business in Portugal? What wa
company called?
Rorteg'al“ aid^r^fed l?Sugal^ 'as“ ver^ne alae did for soma
shipinGnts *
or did
sort of business partners,
were tie and Delisroi^^
Dellaitiico work for him?
T^;:^T'rnGrs Dellainico was originally
r: they were, they ^palace in Guatemala, and that was
the man with the it w^ kind of a mutual program. They
what Ron used him for, an _ thing there, which as it turns
were both involved in ' _g oellamico's access was not direct
out was a real problem, _ once Julio pulled the pin on that,
but through a frien o them in Guatemala, and Dellamico was
things got real /^^^im self up to be. But, yes, they were
not nearly what he built him seir p
business partners.
want to
pretty
D:
back on this
a flight to
certain that your
trip with your friend who
costa Rica on %
destination was this Hul
said do you
And you
ranch?
4- looked at the maps of the
r; yeah, I went and lookea
that, we stopped out in Santa «ar
area once after
D;
Santa Maria is the peninsula.
• 1 a vAah Then we stopped and came inland
R: out in the peninsula, yean.
from there
D:
■ /i-ia vfou drop stuff off there?
in Santa Maria, did you crop
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R: yeah, we dropped some people off there. That was the place
with the thatched huts, like a little village that somebody had
started to develop. And we dropped some folks off there.
D: combatants?
R: yeah, and then went on to another field that was about, it
took us long enough, maybe 15 maybe 20 minutes. It wasn't
far inland, and I asked at that time, who ownes this joint, and
he said, this is Hull's.
Di what did you know about Hull then? Did you know a lot about
Hull at that point?
R; oh, just the general rumors that everybody knew. I don't
think I knew anything particularly —
D: agency, that's all?
R: important to the agency, the man to know if you are working
the southern front. Beyond that it was all rumor
D: did you drop cargo off there? Was there money exchanged?
R: yeah, he picked some money out of that. We dropped off a
made me think we must of had some drugs on board. I know we^ bad
some weapons on board, and because
that transaction, and I remember asking
casual about it. He just chucked it in the '
don't you pay more attention to that,
money , and he said , no
he did pick up cash out
and he was
and I said
it's a fair amount of
it ain't, and then we flew back to Panama
D: you didn't see Hull?
R: no.
D‘ what about the only real documentation we have of the person
wAo carried around the name Hansen as the person who was in news
think we Know him at that point, but his being in
know ani^hing some suspicion that he might have had
Panama has cr ^^e Panama operations, might have had
something to do ^^th ^JJi or Black Eagle, is that anything
something to do with Harari, or • j v
that you can coment on?
R:
no.
D; do you know anything about Pastora?
R: no. your'e out of my area.
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when did leave the Central American network?
R* oh about Bb , by the end ot 8b ^ early 86 I was
B6 I pulled in the last of the stuff that Don
Europe that related to transactions and so forth.
out of
wanted
it.
out
In
of
D:
what kind of stuff out of; Europe?
R: oh, we had travel records
up the operation over there, the Oinnxpol
D: you mean clea
operations?
r: yes, Omnipoi and the connections, the Central
conections out of Europe he wanted cleaned up totally.
American
D
basically going over and cleaning up the evidence
R; yeah,
bag and
office
took it all over to the American
id, here send it to Don Gregg the Vice
it in a,
idents
why did they want you to do that?
r; aparently by then a ^trail™we °had Tef t in Europe that
America was ® ^Ln't seem to bother anybody, but the
it was used to help Iran, one and anything
relationship with Central _ ^ go i went over and took
related to that had to be puliea our,
all of Veillot's stuff
D: what?
r: all of Bernard Vaillor'a stuff off him
some of Delarocque's stuff.
I also picked up
D;
veillot's was involved in the Omnipoi?
, 1 in some of the Central America, South
r: no, he was j picked up some stuff of his, bills
of laiding and airline tickets.
D:
I j +“0 CfintiTQil Am©i*ic3?
and he was shipping arms to
R: yeah, he was
terms of actual
transporter , hands
„ore involved in Vrl
on" type* of Vrson than I was, nuoh more
it in
of a
D:
Grew got in touch with you and said we want you to olean
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out?
R; actually Menarchik did
D; Menarchik did, go over
far as you are concerned,
closed down?
to France
your Central
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clean up the
American operati
R: yeah, as far
well out of it.
I was concerned at that point I was pre^'*. /
D; IMFA still exsist then?
R; as far as I know, it still exsists.
D; even now? who runs it?
R: I don't know, I've always threatened to go back down ther-
I still have my stock in the thing.
D: still an agency.
R; I have no
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(begining of side # 5)
D: IFMA was an agency operation? At the time Lopez made the
transfer in 73?
R; you bet it was
D; and you just walked out?
R: yeah, I
and when I
always been
took a little
came back , it
doing.
was
of
doing the
and it continued on,
same thing that it had
D: when you came back?
r: from my little leave of absence, so to speak.
D: where was your leave of absence?
r; I stayed home and put my family back together. when I came
back, it was 77 -78.
, ^ leave of absence was 78 —77?
D; when you came back to Panama, j-eavc
T, V, 1 -hat time. It was about 3 or 4 years there that
"n Portland and around Portland.
D
but you went back, and it was an agency operation still.
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scale time trying to meOce sure tha
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_^artV clear that what he wanted -a=
let's see if we can't get tr- =
-£iad become clear to me that, -e*_
I felt at the very least rna-,
‘^ount of self interest in thac -.cc_
T : ni^f'iasiness if things had gone the vay^
- ”V' nther half of it was I felt ---
2 -ought to the point of view of ^
I can't honestly sit here and te.x
nn-t;.- =^*-^ew everything I did, because x do,, v
yc~ .-as - 5 ^ - _ - talked to him. I talked to
<.-cr> t-'ic - cn_i. noua Menarchik and Sam Watson,^ cut,
"=s on in the Vice President's or f ice.
.rijiMrtant that this “=« -JS
■ This was January of 86 when
- Got a hold of Ron Allen who runs,
does liason whenever VIPs coa^
-r this memo, could you Pass it
= Karine corps counter intelligence rhe
'CjC ur-r.--- - ~ course. He took it to his boss,
riu _rcceu =•> -- commandant said, sure, why not.
a-j i-=v did. Ron handed it to a secret
s reec-=c_€ n ''■ l~ a.rd made sure there weren't
-,-cerVr.tly gave it to George Bush.
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what it was in this memo to ''ice
"oil say in it? How did you explain it.-
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R: well, the focus was on simply the fact that Iran had made
what in my opinion was a serious attempt to open some form of
negotiations and had provided a list, a variety of bits of
information that seemed to be bonafide. i took it to Marine
counterintelligence and said, here you guys are professional
sceptics, disprove roe. They came back and said, we can't, it's
right as far as we know, and you've got stuff in there that we
don't know anything about, so go right ahead with it.
D: simply based on this is the way to get the hostages back,
that's what you were mainly concerned about?
R: at that point that is all that I was talking about. Then I
wrote another memo. I wrote the first one in November, and Rich
Muller delivered it. And then in January of 86 I wrote the
second one, and there was a dramatic change between the two time
periods, within a 30 day time period the pre-conditions that I
had been given by the folks in Teheran had dropped from, had all
gone away. There were no pre-conditions, and the only question
was when and where can we sit down and talk, because we've got to
talk. This is draining us, and we've reached the end of our
rope, and we need to do something about it and we obviously can't
sit down and talk to you in public. But we sure as hell can sit
down in private. How do we go about it. I thought, well why
not. I certainly have access to the Vice President's office. I
can get it that far. I had no access to the president's office,
but I can get it through George Bush's people. So I did.
D: the Iranian's who contacted you were people around
Raf asan jani?
R: yeah, Rasfanjani representatives whom I knew, and I knew them
to be reliable folks.
D: so you had still some hope that this road might lead to the
release of the hostages, at least up until the time when the
plane was shot down and the whole thing.
R: and then it becomes a political problem that nobody is
willing to touch.
D: so all thruogh that two-thirds of 86 you have this ?
R: it certainly was a thought that this is something that could
be checked on, could be dealt with.
D- vou also were through a longer period sending messages to
M^narchik I think it was Menarchik, you were sending messages
about Demavend .
R: yeah, we had talked, Menarchik and I had talked about
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he Kdtoional Security Archives.
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have we covered all of Central America as far as you can
R: no, but that's the highlights.
D: Central America, theres a whole list of people here. Other
than the individual who's identity and such must be carefully
sealed but presumably we would like to speak to with your
assistance. Are there others who we might be able to talk to,
who would be willing to talk to us? I said that we have had
some contact or I thought I might have told you. We have had
brief incounter with Will Northrop before he went back, and hope
maybe to pursue that. You said that maybe if something happens
in this next week that would change his situation, that might
make it easier.
R: I think you are going to find him a little easier to deal
with for two reasons. I think that there are going to be some
changes in the Israeli government in the near future that would
make it easier for him to talk to you, and the other part of it
is just the fact that he's home. I can tell the difference when I
talk to him on the phone. He's just a lot more relaxed, a lot
more comfortable than he was when he was here. I'm sure
part of it is the fact that he's back in Isreal, and his baby s
been bom, and mom is healthy and things like that.
D:
T c it. There are people who said and there's a telephone
conversation on the end of a video documentary made by a British
journalist by the name of Suzy Morgan in which it's either Ron
■^cker or Gary Howard, one of those two Texas guys who's on the
^Tnl, and reportedly or I guess we know the voice on the other
end is Will Northrop and they discuss the identity of the La
Pence bomber. Northrop says, well he, they ain't going to find
him, or words to that effect. J don't know whether you
source to any of this, but we had some hope th®t Northrc^ might
be able to help us identify this person. And then the one
contact we had with him indicated, well it's rumored, that he's
in Mexico, but I have to go back and check with my people in
Israel before I can tell you anything more about that Does any
of that make sense to you that Northrop might be of help in that.
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didn't know he had any conversations with anyl^dy about it,
think this, yea, if he set out to find who that was or to
• more about the individual, he would have the resources
to do i t .
R:
but I
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1): do you have any suspicions of your own just
ol that person?
to the identity
R; yeah, I've got some suspicions, but that's all they are.
me when I'm fresh in the
D: can you share them?
R; well let me think about it.
morning.
D; How well do you know Jack Compton?
R: fairly well,
D: he's somebody, I know Rebecca has talked to him somewhat,
and I know. I think we should probably talk to him some more.
R: Jack is a good person. If he can help you he probably ^ill.
He is extremely knowledgable about South America, Central
America, and Mexico, the drug problems that Texas
involved in, and a lot of the inner working of Customs and the
BNDD. He started off as being DD, and then he woun up
customs .
Dt he knows about Iron Mountain doesn't he?
R: oh yeah, intimately.
Cal White, and....
's going to take you into people like
D: I
know?
't know who Cal White is, is that somebody I should
R
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Kilgore
Kilgore is the place?
Kilgore is his other name.
I don't know him. I guess Rebecca knows about him
no
who is he?
Cal White
Customs Service
as I told Rebecca in a
was an agency
in London for
person whose
a number of
if you
cover was the U.S.
if you run the.
D' is he the guy who was in London at the time of the shipments
to Iran in the early 1980 's?
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D: sc he was the guy that was running those
R: and if you check the telephone records out of Iron Mountain
in Texas you're going to find i can give his D.C. phone
nunber , and it will show on the records.
D: it will show his D.C. phone number?
R; it will show his phone number as being a real regular phone
number that was called at Iron Mountain, Texas.
D: is he still agency?
R: yeah, as far as I know. I think he's Bangcock now. I'm sure
he got shipped off to the end of the world in hopes everyone
vculd forget him.
D: but Compton can tell about him?
D; How does he get from London to Iron Mountain?
R: actually he got from London to Washington, and Iron Mountain
R; I think Jack can.
J W Vi Cl ^ I- Vr ^ ^ "S# in mm ^ ^ r ^ ^
i with him because a lot of the same people, a lot oi
the people that he had dealt with, continued on into central
Ameri^, and of course he continued on in some respects to
D: can we go back to Jericho International?
in London. It also had an office in Bermuda,
LCho International? That's a company
office in Bermuda, do you know?
R: I don't know.
D: or in Miami?
R: I don't remember that it had one.
D: it was a strictly a CIA trading company?
R: a trading company. 1 don't recall that
I don't recall that it had an offi
the United
D:
R:
does the name
ices the neee Parvus corporation mean anything to you?
veah, I don't renember where it fits in. I know th
I know the name ,
but I don't remember why.
D:
CIA big CIA people on the ooaxu
We don't know.
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was supplied by the same people, Howard and Tucker, whom I We
never met. Do you know those guys?
R: oh, yeah.
D: do you know them from your days in Central America?
R; no, actually I only just met them a couple or three years
ago. Pretty straight up individuals.
Bill; what about Mena, Arkansas? ever come up in any of the
discussions?
R: there were shipments, regular shipments into Mena, Arkansas.
I don't know who controlled that. Now for whatever reason,
don't know even how I got them, but I got tax returns ®
Tron (?) Aviation and the Hamptons down there, for 84, 85, 86.
don't know why I wound up with their tax returns.
D : you ' ve got them?
R : yeah ,
Bill; that was the Barry Seal operation
r; yea, that was. But this was after Barry Seal, ®nd I can't
g?ve to me and asked me to mail them For what^ reas
I've come up with the damn things, and they re sitting in t
drawer over there
D: if Harry Rupp gets out of Leavenworth soon, do you think
would be willing to talk to us?
R- veah Harry is, I had asked his family not to say anythii
atourSis Indictment, because I didn't want Harry tc sit a..„
stew about it.
D; he doesn't know about it?
^ called home, and unfortunately he blew his
cLl Tnd cal^^^^^^^^ Icotrand said such and such..,, and by god,
cool and caiiea 4 -r, that they are going suffer for
when I get out I m 9 9 going to tell the world whatever it
is he knows, whatever he wants to talk ahour.
so he's going to come out and tell..
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^ .i-ra have a hearing in May, open a _
R; he's supposed truth about a few things. And I think
conference and tell the trutn
it's time that he did.
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ijnd«^r the t>ont of circumstances.
j iiMkod you at lunch about Terpil, you never met him, but.
be
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thwt'n iibout. all we*.. I know
J have had )alihouse meetinQis.
a ionq time wae the only guy we
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Billy knows him too.
could talk to.
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Wilson
Wilson
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for the agency,
deni able , and
de«‘Jfv<id, which
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They did put him ® P°® _ 3^ ^ ^ore than he
:he guy wound up getting a ior moL
is too bad
a lot of It was his own stupidity, but you can't really
fioJitary confinement
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returrif: to the
fihoggi •
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United states
really blow the lid off, if he
under adverse circumstances is
Mr
It isn't likely that he'll.... tron his present case
Marcos and all that.
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M^iiTCOS anu oj-j-
you uoin, to he able to subpoeana anybody to cone to your
delenueV
a. .-laVnnrxaana Georqe Bush but that's going
we're going to ask aoing to^ turn this into complex
raise a little, * ; ‘ ^ gubpoeanaing a sitting President for
The President hasn't been thoroughly
to raise a ot aubooeanaing a sircxng rxesiticut.
jitigatlon. The question of hasn't been thoroughly
activity he took as a vice_ ^ private citizen for
ancw'jred under the a * . __ elected official. You can't even,
activities before he became comes, write up a
thf-r c'f; no law ^ on the 31st of July we would like him
nttjfi memo and tell ° ^^et him. See what his
irj o-Jear his calender, J!- This guy is going to do it.
nodal ® sShr^^^ So he made sure that Patsy
-oott's sister She goes around whispering in
-..4-PMw.r, t-hat S qoxuy •Hhe.re. and he asks
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with Dan Qua lye." and he
before he takes office."
says "Well we've got to
When
D: what have we missed on the Central America side of this (tape
has gone dead) (it's back) The date is June 21st and we are
continuing with Richard Brenneke. What I wanted to do first or
all- we were talking about on the way out and had a question.
jumbled back ground voices I can't make
Because of the nature of the case an
jrt of operation that it was, whoever was
for it. When you were associated with Harare or any
se cats down there, he's got a background for being °
guy for the Mossad. There's a story that he was in
of people who went out and retaleated for the Muni
in 1972. Was there any of that sort of operation,
to your knowledge in Central America?
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of
a hi
of a
R: not to my
Harare was in a
I don't know of
, no. I don't
positition to do any of
anyone else who was.
think by that time
that kind of thing.
that
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How do
Micha , I think
Micha, it's Michael. Mike is not what
D: in this thing you explain that when the Mossad
a surrogate in the shipment of arms,
anticipating the Boland Amendment,
YOU were asked or directed, or however
to begin the Eastern Block Omnipol
were working for Mossad or indirectly you were
CIA
decided to
to
we
following
D t but you
Harari?
I was working for the CIA.
so was X .
Mossad was just
R
, I would
ground down there
taking directions directly from Ben-Or and
with them because they were the people on
D;
Mossad both
ultimate
confirm that you
right people?
in a
though they were kind of
middle man capacity.
that's why you would
doing the right thing,
a, you
CIA
to
was your
, to
working for the
R: right, right,
when it gets to the
You know
rhings you don't call on,
wer*e~ you have a foreign government
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that is going to be spending money with #irioth#»r
government, to buy weapons that are going down into
America, that's a little departure from the norm for me
worth a phone call.
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D: There were three shipments that you were renponnibie lor
altogether?
R: altogether there were about three, yeah.
D: and they escelated up to millions of dollars? You mentioned
yesterday that the first shipment mostly dealt with AK 47 b.
Small arms.
R: small arms, grenades. There may have been some rocket
launchers in the process there, I don't know.
D: we are talking through all three shipments?
R: in the initial shipment
there were , in there ,
primarily in the initial shipment,
rocket launchers essential ly
D : nothing big?
R; no.
D: no aircraft, no tanks. Mostly infantry?
R; It was basically infantry weaponry?
D; ok, now that. These shipments amounting to the '
eight, roughly those millions of dollars. You
purchase from the Czechs the shipment would go ^
instead of producing an end user certificate, . .''"Tan a
the shipment on the ground and some Bolivian general would sign a
piece of paper.
R: generally yeah.
D: you would have
mentioned earlier.
oaid for this through bank accounts that you
The money. Where did that money come from?
R: the money we used came from
came directly from the states,
papers out of the states ,
Where here is I'm not sure.
a variety of sources. Some of it
That is, I would see the transfer
I know whats coming from here.
D:
R:
D:
It would get into your hands in Panama?
a variety of places - sometime Panama, sometimes
you don't know what it's source was, but you knew
it was u.s
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somehow. Sometimes it was a little
tell where it came from exactly in the
somebody would get sloppy and lay the
And you could check it back to see who sent it
bit
R: U.S.
difficult to
occasionally
number on it .
usually did.
D: was it about the same time that you discovered that there
money coming in from the Colombians *
R: yeah
D: was any of that used to buy the stuff that you bought?
R* well, it all went into the same bank accounts, in
with the exception, as I told you yesterday, ^ small
money taken off for separate bank accounts. something
percentage of the total amount, but there was aiway
taken out
D; of the drugs?
R; of most of the money.
Bill: for what purpose?
r: I assumed that somebody was being paid with it.
D: one more question about
mean to sound like a Annina things overall and you were
Even though the Hossad was “ ^Ih who was developed and
kind of working ''ibh them, ^'''this stuff?
Who was coming up with the money lox
R: yeah, absolutely-
D ; that ' s important .
R: that's the key to the whole thing
came from.
know Where they got it is probably
D: the fact that you don t know wn
not unusual.
That's where the mon
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R; no, it wouldn't
was involved, yeah,
came from Corson.
be my problem.
I ' d run across
In some cases
a couple of
, Corson
that
D:
you do know some that were actually Corson's?
R; yeah
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R:
Ii3V6 you ^xvsn thut xnf ormstion to • . ?
yeah, Rebecca and I have talked about that.
D- because that would be, you can say, we know generally i
coining from the CIA, and we have one specxfxc son-in-
came from the CIA. There^s a guy that happens be the
law, the former son-in-law of George Bush s ol these
Misher, who was laundering drug money for the CIA. to
arms, when the U.S. sold the arms, they went from Bolxv
Panama .
for distribution out of
R: yeah, they went to Panama then
Panama .
D: by Harari.?
r: the Harari company, yeah.
D : when they were ^i®“ibuted out of °uee°* sS??
go to Honduras , to that warehouse .
operating?
th^re^^ of° whet*"'!^ stepped it w«*®proba°blT“°snall
p^ecLtage that actially went into Martin and McCoy.
D: what did go to the warehouse, dxd xt go to Panama
over to Honduras?
first, them
R:
no, I think it went directly to Honduras.
4. Panama it was distributed from there
D: When it went to Panama,
dij^ectly to the users?
hpcause there was no facility for
r: as far as I ' you could keep it for short ^riods
:r?ine!'"lu“yorcould!l'rkeep large amounts for a long time.
though you don't know this first hand,
D; so the assumpxon xs, tno g ^ ^ shipments to the Contras?
is that Harari Inc . was makxng axre
R:
handled .
far as I know.
yeah, that was basically how it was
^ ryn,»ration ended in 85. And the major
D: Now, we know that that we mentioned yesterday,
supplier that picked up so-called North, Secord
you don't know to much about xt,
resupply operation?
R : yeah .
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D: there were other resupply operations, however, in which third
party countries were involved. And one of them, according to
your report, you were directly involved in, and that is the
shipment of some stuff, money that was donated by the government
of Kuwait?
yeah.
is that something we can talk about now?
yeah.
Kuwait wanted Stinger missies?
amoung other things.
was unable to get them officially?
R: no, the aid programs were not going to help there. so what
you had was the same problem that you had with Iran. The need for
weapons and the need to do it in a clandestine fashion.
problem was the same, the results were the same. You may have
been shippng a different product. Now, some of Kuwait s sturr,
if I remember correctly and I've been thinking about this one,
«r>mp. of it came out of Europe, not out of the Block.
D; the stuff
that you bought? Is the stuff that you bought
America or Kuwait?
R: Quwait wanted the Stingers, amoungst other
far as I can recall, what we^ bought came in
supplies that were stockpiled in Europe.
things .
part out
And as
of U.S.
to whomever
them , or were
D: stingers for Kuwait? they paid for those
the dealer was. You were just helping them
you the broker?
R • no I was not the broker on that one . That came out of , I
can't tell you right now who handled that part ot then.
D- anvwav they got then, and then In return lor that Kuwait
Screed w nake I ten million dollar donation to the contraa?
R
contribution. It's like church you know.
Bill
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how was that transmitted did you know, or what the chain...
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the earlier stuff allegedly or some of it
Bill:
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the bn g man for other contributions?
turn that thing off for a second.
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pur c has e
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hav^dlroct, they didn't receive the money.
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sitting in suitzerland sonewhere.
fitting in used to
. ,n« reauast, now that money then can be use
-nchr-rteapons. How who aid that.
Buyers or sellers
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you buy them, deliver them,
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regularly. nrovide, ssa_that
in pii~ ^
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have a meeting,
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there to pick that up.
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D: finally on Kuwait. There were a number of these third party
countries that were making money available, and this is one
specific that you were involved in. Who is Robert Senci.
R: well, Robert was one of the controllers of Kuwaity Air,
comptroller.
D: Is he still around?
R; yeah, in fact he just got out of jail. He spent a month or
so in jail last year.
curious 21 day sentence in a Federal Prison?
D:
R* He was accused by Kuwaity Air of embezzaling 8 1 +-
rinl lars That's kind of like being a little bit pregnant, _
Sn'f possIES. it h* really e«.«.tz=.lea that .uch honey, he
should have spent more than 21 days in jail.
D : how much?
E, hy understanding was that the ht=usatlon in
court case was sonewhere around te" to t,ylve ^
He was tried in the U.S. court, you. Because
his attornay ^%“try%ot° pasSd on ‘that" one, and he
S^Sn-t^haVe/TeU au“he" wis g^ing to do was and
was make a contribution...
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R:
so he might be someone who would talk?
I would talk to Robert, yes.
„ a. v,=t,o ViPre now is Loretto, that's the prison
D: because what we have Arlington, Virginia. 703
phone. And a home ^ft's says beginning in January and
area code. in 1986 Brenneke was instructed. It
continuing into February _ people you were working for,
doesn't say by whom . 3 ^ 2 ^ the relevant paperwork on the
to travel ^-^,,inq on the T80 deal with the Iranians.
network in addition ^ . ^tank from the Iranians?
T80 deal is getting a Russian tanx rrom
. vs^/i r*an-t-ured three of them in the Iraqi
yeah, the t out some clown had dropped a grenade
war. one of t^em was burnt out, ^^s^
in it, then closed the h ' ^een disabled and the
was kind of a ™ess. Th intact, based on
third one, as far as anyu
reports that I saw-
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no, not an far as I know. They never took it. We moved it
to Tobrl?- near the border.
l>: q.ithfirinq ail the relative paperwork on the network
the network of the Central American arms network, that
workinq with omnipoi?
That ' s
you were
R; yeah.
D:
and
Co I ,
've got documents including NSA telexs on
you forwarded those from the U.S. Embassy
Douqlas Menarchik, Marine Intelliqence.
Central America,
in Paris to Lt.
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R: Doug Monarchik worked with Don Gregg in the
office .
D; he comes up also in Demavend?
Vice president's
easier to go see John then
R: yes.
D: you are wrapping up Central America. ®^^^is^ssed
Tropez with Delarocque and Ben Menashe, where t y ^
precautions that should be taken in winding down the central
American operation. St. Tropez is because they...
R; Deliarocque lived there and it was
to try to pry him loose in St, Tropez
d: and thats also "here a lot ot “ Stu
is why Delaroque made that his neaaquarcers. .
where he is?
p. ae far as I know he still lives there, yeah. He owned a farm
up tiere” he bought a farm, a oouple of hundred acres, I think,
no more than that.
D; is he retired?
R. veah John has a real phoney story about having been a liquor
and Wholesaler in the Virgin Islands, which is not true.
l7you say it fast, it sounds good. He's semi-retired , he did
business out of St. Tropez.
D: was he in
contract?
same capacity as you, working but not, as a
R: I don't know what
I know is that he had
who controlled him.
his relationship was with
one. I don't know exactly
agency. All
who ran him or
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Ij: lltMii Yt>ii made ti call to Gregg from Paris on February 15th.
Die dlru iiualon oncurapassed both the Demavend operation and his
dealiiHpi with Central America. This is the point at which we
jiiitjhi want to shift over to talk about. Demavend. Unless there
anythinq else about Central America that you
1 . as we said yesterday we could go on and on about Central
/iiifcrica, the more 1 talk the more that comes back to me.
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this Is probably a good point given our time.
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the beginning of what you
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to be a very large transaction?
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becn„im dvailam^ in m, t.h^ prgMsa
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- Rob..rt Banes and some of the brokers.
primarily a structure to hanaie une oa&n
of the weapons into Iran.
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money became available in . ' . , hprause thev now had t
CIA was making the money available, because they now naa r
administration?
they made money available somehow.
sale to the Kohemani
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government, it was.,.?
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r; at that time the ^ohmeni^ go^^^
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P; yean, . was also a col. by the name
Tionfusing, for you, th Israelis. The colonel was
two different people,
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0: whnt war. he doing in Ankara?
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that. Colonel Bar-am who is knew
been substantially promoted rcr
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developed .
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of them that I had met in i
M i dd 1 e Eas t , They ' re f unny^ i
before' they trust a non-Irar.i^n
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had better than average acces^
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D* a lot: of the laeetinqs took place in Paris?
took place in Paris, ^
7 Embassy in Parjg .
Swenson and~all €He r est of j tnem.
le_ like ^ _
Theyv'e been pretty widely reported. Sid Diamond's first
on that three years ago or so, God bless his heart. But
have teen so there is no point in rehashing- That brings yo
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to companies like>^reico (?) where you've got a middle east
It's being run
Kiddle
D : who ' s that?
Th^vesf?) and there's Hutton who unfortunately was also
knowledgable in the Middle East.
D:
Was
his guy in London involved still? Kilgore?
R: Cal White was involved yes. I would check in from
time with Cal White. I didn't deal with him on a regular Oasis,
but I went through London frequently, and occasional ^
was there, I would usually stop and visit with him. ^
I would see Ralph Johnson in London. It was kind of
nuetral ....
D: this was before you began your operation into Central
America , but not much before?
not such , no .
wv,ai-. we did w ith Cent ral America was just
heinrt a s^ innlv cnain
^ipple chain for Central
0= -r.sfs_l:he real Iran-Contra story that ws are beginning to
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p; r tr.int that this is part of it beoausa^ goes Wch^to
the beginning, tni. is the rnr^Y th'n™ °
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:il-JSoney , t;ne conduits ?
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but, aqgigi lhats a minor activity, thatp r^nx. a maior
D: now where did Khashoggi get into this?
R: Kashoggi was involved in that some of his bank accounts
involved, put it that way. We're not talking about
comparable story about bridge financing. Know whoever dreamed
that one up has got an imagination, he should write
fiction books. Anybody who has spent time finahcing anything
knows that you don't need anything called bridge financing*
Theres a whole bunch of ways to handle it, you don't need i •
This story that Khasoggi got involved because he was going
loan the money while the other equipment was in transit was a
bullshit.
D: YOU were
have
R: I don't want to
one of the main orqan_i
becau^ you
, but , yeahf
the organizing
D: who else was doing that? Sam Evans?
R: no Sam comes in later. This is where you've to watch
what happened in Demavend real closely, because you get up xnto
86, when the customs sting occured, or 85, when they ^
it up. And what you see is a split in Demavend. Sam Evans
thouaht. god I've been making millions for my client, Mr.
Khasoggi, I think I ought to make a couple bucks for myself.
D: he didn't come in until
stick to the early part.
later? Before we get to*
Northrop in volved in
we better
R: yeah . Northrop was involved*
D: what did
R:
Northrup ranresented th?
— about NorthroPy and it s tne
k.ay...pa3it
r^memoer .u ^ "p it seems to me. Northrop and the
everybody has forgott , ^ g before they did anything.
Israelis always checked w_i tji
arms to Iran just
• deal .
because
fine to do
A Classic
^Qinq_ it. tp^be ov erlooked by everybody, is when
case in point, which seems uo naV,amae: wh«3T'ee>V«iT' i n
aot nicked UP in Bermuda, the Bahamas, wnereeyer, in
Northrup got picjcea ^ . letter from the Israeli prime
April of 86, he s car y^ g government they will go
minister stating on behalf of tne u. = . y ^
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ahead with these shipments, provided the United i ,
its seal of approval, hut they are not going to go „^ver
the United States grants its approval . That letter n
surfaced. Nofc>ody ever talked about that,
the thing.
D: does he still have it?
R: I'm sure he does.
D: they just didn't
R:
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It didn't suit the prosecutor to have that
ice. You remember this is before ®J® „g Here's
somebody that, my god they must be the only people in the w
selling weapons to Iran, two million dollars. Customs.
wiirln -bhP Amor-inans
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to the m ain CIA
^nsy:
We're talking about Shackley by
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time. He"7out of "the agency , but he's still doing ....they
dealing directly with the CIA?
they're going way beyond CIAj
ecause
The CIA can say what it
likes, but
D:
R:
by this time Casey is running the CIA?
Casey is by then a member of the cabinet
D* how high up does this have to go?
the ultimate decision? It's not Reaga ,
what the fuck he is doing.
^ -t r^Tr*kPl on that one. I W
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is the guy who makes
because he doesn't know
D: isn't that renlly “ ^ t the by t y ey ^tn? ,
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a role when__]ie
R: nh T d»~‘^'^'t think
D: Rut Rush did.
R: you betL.
D
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p that^s where it was
done
R: sure .
D: the Vioe
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Nation a 1 S ac u i I t v < ‘ ^ i n r ’ i i '
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at some of my
J a i i nspji. lake the trouble to run down't^a
will see that
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was 3ust a coincidence that this nice inaii TFiim ttm state
Department happened to be working for NSC, or nt loartt in the
office^
D: well, Johnson, you^re old high school and coIIosm hucJdyr"
R: yeah
D: he was agency?
R: yeah.
D: so the same guys who went over, we seemed to r:klf) over the
meeting. We haven't really we talked about it, and wo wi M talk
about it more. About the meeting in Paris in Ovttobor ot 1980.
The same people who engineered that are running thirw*
R: yes. sure. If you stop to think about it it makes perfect
sence. Why tie up somebody else with what you am handle
yourself. You and I both know that the minute a (Conspiracy, so
to speak, becomes wider known, it is the aanior, it becomes
public. And whether it's the secretary typing the memos or
disgrntled employees somewhere down the line, somebody jr, going
to tell somebody, and they are going to have a brothc'r or a
realative that writes for a newspaper, and it's going to be all
over the first page.
D: Let's just let you tell as best you can, in a (|eneral way,
what then happened in Demaved, and when we get to 1984, some
other things begin to happen. I want to come to that, see how
they relate. I think related to all of this, there was a period
of some bad violence in Beruit, there was a Marine barracks, the
Embassy before that, in March of 84 Buckley is Kidnapped, These
set in motion some other activities that parallel and lead to
what we now know as the sale, the shipment of arms to Iran
separate from Demavend. Having set that as kind of a paralel
course can you just sort of relate what occured in Demcivend un
until April of 86?
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R; sure. We had, somewhere in tr-e i- period we had a
of Iranians come to Paris for a aefjX.r-g with the CIA
They actually came to Switzer i a r-i .oecause they couldn't *3®^ _ ^
^ from the U.S. Embassy
France ,
in Paris.
for meetings with CIA perEomfe
D; Iranian government officials.
R: yeah, Iranian Government of f :.o..a _?i . Kramars g
there. Without wasting a lot of /cur time, ^^j-y good
was when Diamond wrote that story oe actually, did a ve y y
job of explaining what Demaven^i was*
D: the Diamond story is good
: yeah, it is
people like
these folks who,
It tends to ioe very accurate. It ^°ggt"of
, Callahan, some of the r
General Svensen , Homa
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c - TT-n erizes a lot of this
D ; one of the
attention to it.
R : yeah . Everybody
Pentagon said "what
it was a contractors
have come? and he said no
think that that
than I could.
D: That's good to know.
* --e- you get into, Salahshoor and
R; Now once you get pas^ ^ ^ agency personnel out
company coming to Paris fo^ ro be a meeting, but the
of the Embassy . There of France, you've got
agency screwed it up. fashion, and in the North
Delarocque i.- '-^nence facitlity, you've got
of Europe you've got j— 1, V;,.; fg a Belguin.
Willie the Griff running in. ^
<!zTr ^o,
. T-rani Ai''^ mair-C-inence facility,
where is that Irani ai-
hT'd- Millie was a good Dutchman
D:
R:
,, — a a 2 or a 2 1/2 billion dollar
d: you're talking ®““V“'-|f-t:vLents?
Shipment. This is a series .
• ch i naie’^'*' s • This is where you get into,
r; this IS a series of They were desperate, they
for instance, aircratt ^ ao to any length to buy the
had to have them, and ^^®^. brokers we worked with
damn things. We had a ao before it went over there,
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were there actually (shipments being made in this period?
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R: yeah,
D: so arms under
either by the Irani
R: that's right.
Dcimavonci were being shipped and payed for
’ or money being provided to pay for i
D: how many shipments roughly do you know?
R: I don't know. All 1 can tell you ongoing
shipment arrangement. 1 never counted the shipme
D: but it wasn't something that was
got nipped later on?
just being built up and then
R: oh no. what got nipped °"s^an^°peration^that was set
— minute and look at the contras , fact wasn't,
up, that was Intendell to 1°°!^, was Sam Evans
selling everybody on the thought that he naa ac
D:
that's a whole separate deal?
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r: that's a f « f ^J^Vne'? b\^ soLSSdy, don't get tied up
Northrop about. I "_„„tioned. They didn't say it that
with this one. This am , . ^ your operation, don't get
Tdi up with It. I tried to get 55 or aarlY ? 6 ,
that time and say look, •• . him, don't get hung up with
and I tried to get to him with it, I don^t know
this sucker, vet”Lt theres something wrong with it, and
D:
j a-ioovc 1-he false Demanvend.
so that isn't Demavend, thats the tai
, . here. Now, whotbor or not
R; thats this little ^ j don't know. I have a feeling
somebody actually ' toms people who wanted to make a
that it was pushed by time. You know. Van Raab
had Joe King over there, and to talk to Delarocque on
^e ?^Spn“iie!“^^a°r'oJ^w°^ -g up on him.
D; he was a Customs official.'
What Joe was trying to do, and if you
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once Sam Evans took the bait that this could be done, and there
was somehow or other quote sanction unquote, that was all it
took. Then Joe King shows up with his, with all his things there
and says yes , but you understand that you are breaking the law .
Yes, but you understand this is all illegal. He does everything
under the sun to basically tell Veillot and Evans that they are
breaking U.S. laws. He's got them all set up for their day in
court, and of course later you see why. Because it's all being
taped. Here's Joe just building the case.
D; why weren't they alerted by that? Joe King, they knew him to
be a Customs person/
R; well, Joe represented himself as someone other ^
Customs official. He was a representative, buyer, seller from
the United States.
D; they didn't know that he was Customs?
R; no, absolutly not.
D; he was the sting guy too?
R; oh yeah, he was part of the sting that was set up. And I
think Joe was one of the prime movers behind the sting.
D; he wasn't a main official of the Customs service, he was an
undercover ?
R: oh, he was an undercover
« m
D; is that what he still is?
R; no, I think he's head of., last somebody told me, Joe is now
head of national investigartions
wHen Harry gets himself home. Because Harry's controller in the
Middle East was Buckley.
D; no shit?
R: absolutely. My
East was Buckley .
number of occasions .
controller for part of the work in the Middle
Harry and I had the same controllers on a
D: you just knocked my socks offi
reference , much more than reference ,
arms for hostages.
OK we're know talking
as it turns out, about
for
the
R: I thought you knew this, I'm sorry
D: where would I have known it?
R: I don't know.
D: no. no. and I'm very very interested in Buckley, apart from
everything else.
R: the minute you get into the hostage thing, the minute you get
into the Middle East, it you forget Buckley, you've forgotten
one of the key points.
D: let's just say we had a couple of things going on, the
bombings in Beruit, followed in March of 84 by the kidnapping of
That became an important subject under a heading we
will call arms for hostages, and they started. This is were
Shackley comes in.
R: everybody came in. If Buckley could be gotten out, that was
crucial .
D: but before that Buckley was running the Beruit station?
R: Buckley is and Harry Rupp is working for him. I worked for
him from time to time.
D: and what was Rupp's capacity working for Buckley?
R: Harry was by any standards an expert on the Middle East. For
instance, Saudi Arabia, he had flown the king of Saudi Arabia and
all the rest of these people. He had gone down there for TWA and
provided training assistance for them. When the Saudis sent
people to college in the United states they sent a lot of them to
the Denver area because the kids stayed with Harry , and he kicked
them in the ass and made sure that they took care of themselves.
He had a long history in Saudi Arabia and the Riyadh and by
extension into Iran because there were a lot of flights that
started out in Riyadh and just headed out across the gulf , real
simple to do. Buckley, Harry spent a lot of time working for
Buckley. He was much more involved on a day to day basis with
Buckley then I ever was, but in that respect we had the same guy
who ran us. This was the man who knew the Middle East like the
back of his hand. He played everybody over there.
D: Rupp or Buckley?
D; Buckley. He was by any standards an expert on the subject
and was well known and well respected. Everybody hoped that no
one knew that he was an agency person. I don't know when his
cover got blown.
D: it got blown in Pakistan. He was in the Embassy when they
sacked the place. We're pretty sure they blew his cover then,
they got him out sent him to Mexico.
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R: they tried to cool him down for a while.
D: he went to Mexico
R: yeah.
D: I suppose he was working for Pemex. We think he was doing a
lot more than just sitting around cooling out. Then Casey came
in and he came back to Langley and Casey kind of took him on as
his pet.
R: that's right.
D; counterterrorist guy, and he kept begging Casey to send him
back to the Middle East. He and Casey made a trip to Cairo in
83. It was really not very wise to send him back if his cover
was blown, but they did send him back to Beruit.
R: yeah. The hope that everyone had was that the cover was not
blown that badly. It may have been shaken in the states a little
bit, but whether or not somebody in the Middle East would have
picked up on that was a big maybe. And Buckley knew the Middle
East, and you're right he knew Casey. He knew that he had a
useful function in the Middle East, and he's not the kind of guy
to sit on his ass in Langley and say, well it's 5 o'clock. I'll
go check my papers and go home.
did you know Buckley personally?
R
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yeah, I met him personally
in Beruit?
yeah, and the attempts
attempts to get him out
met the guy tried to help-
to get him, once he got picked up, the
re just frantic. Everybody who ever
He was a good man, he really was.
When you were working for him, you were working on the
Demavend deal?
D:
R- veah that's were some of the direction came from. Now see,
this is somShing that Blum would never look at. He wasn't
ieritel Tn tSs kind of stuff. I kept telling dsdk that
u're missing the boat, man, you guys are focusing on all these
itic thinas that got reported in the newspapers. That's ^ust
derfuf "Xt that! not the nuts and bolts of ho» the system
Iked That was just some of the ancedotes that turned out to
^ ' interesting, but you're not looking at how the system
of Buckley's main jobs in Beruit, is it true, was
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D: the Iranians were rebuilding the runways?
R: yeah.
D. SO we could have manned those runways?
R: they wanted to get them up to standards so that U.S. could
bring there equipment back in.
D:^ was Buckley deeling directly with the Iranians and the
shipment of arms or in any other capacity?
R: he was going to directly with the Iranians
D: the people whos people kidnapped him, thet were
Hezbollah fundamentalist?
R: and it probably was the fundamentalist group that eventually
got him. Anyone who played the game with Iran took chances and
you knew that that was a risk, that you could loose it. Because
the group was totally uncontrolled by normal standards. You
could deal with Rafsanjani, but Raf and his people would warn you
that they couldn't control this crowd and you crossed lines with
them, and your going to wind up dead. It was as simple as that,
and he couldn't help you.
D: so you were running the same kind of risk that Buckley was?
R: everybody was.
D: after he was kidnapped, did you partiepate in the search?
R: yeah. I tried to find him and I located him.
D; can you talk about that?
R: that's just real touchy and I'd rather not. I will say this:
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thinX he's Lebanese. It went RO tni f H * M H*' ‘ t ‘ M \V M t t\x-
fellow who was the mayor of
D: you had disussions?
R: yeah.
D: and you were in Beruit?
R : yeah •
D: during the search?
R: yeah, for part of it
D: did you ever come close ij) iliinkinM ih»t
R; we thought, but we were wron<i. i Ihlnk
very long.
D: by the time Shackley met with
Hamburg, Buckley was dead.
R: I think so. I would be Bin pt
than a week or so.
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D: by the time that Shackley was np.i'>< ' v-a
what they were negotiating for? Am l'«. <oM. v.p un.U . . -.-a
it, was to get the Iranians to rPinnin silp.U nUmi
made Buckley tell them and taped, vi.i«'o inup.l. i t an. . i
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and thats not to his discredit. t think r
than most people would have under rt _ x.,,, ' \nd . -»» \
me, I would have said what do you want .m.t how r.i.mi. And .an
go back to the Hilton now?
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was it 84 or 85 that you started w- tt Inn meiuoM te Men.-u.nik,
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Embassy in Paris. I gave him the routing
had been addressed to the U.S. Marine
"losing down the Central America operation
:ut Demavend also?
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letters that one of them was 30 November
Rich Muller to deliver for me, which he did.
ler vas in Washington?
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a retired Marine Corps
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all thats the ilason traditionally with the
lx we would turn in there could be verified
XI Dhone call. Langley would verify that it had
: Then in December, 1 January 1986, I sent
1-^^aaain to the Marine Corps, directing the Vice
Vo requests that had been brought up, changes
tXaV had brought up basically, saying., look
-nd 1 way to release the hostages, or at
"‘hostages. They don't want to be s
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partaking in all of
happen. They'd like
relations take place.
this
to they would like to see that
<;o for-hK steps towards normalization of
t>o forth and so on.
D: I've seen p
written as part
weapons to them?
sting operation?
-.f' oro. These were letters that were
ThTls with the Iranians to get
inxs IS the real Demavend. This is not the
was to me t thing and you see part of the real thing
i<- -- mart of if ® lot of the people who were working
_ a-<so f hostages that were being held in
h^ok assorted locals in the Middle East out, get these guys
T rionV^ 4 -k'^ wanted to help. it was as simple as that,
f-av ® political ploy. We checked it every
n c checked it with the Middle East, we checked it
• itn L.b. intelligence services as far as we could, and everybody
cane uo the same conclusion that l had. It's an honest attempt
being made by the Iranians, who realize that they need to take
sorae steps to normalize relations, and they feel that this is
to be a help. They disclaim any responsibility for taking
the hostages. On the other hand they are willing to exercise
whatever influence they may have. Well, I had already worked on
two hostage negotiation programs with the French. I knew they
had a hell of a lot of influence in there. There was no question
about that .
going to
D: French hostages in Iran?
R; yeah, not in Iran, in Beirut. I worked on two of them with
the French and both of them were successful. I don't know
whether my role, major or minor, nobody ever all I can tell
you is that in the end both the hostages were released. One was
an old man, a jewish fellow and there was a gangster who probably
should have never been released. This was because the United
States would not sit down and listen to what was a very
reasonable proposal . The proposal was so simple it was bothering
the United States. All it was was, we've got a bankrupt
country, we've got a war that's no win, we ain't stupid — half
of us were educated at Harvard. We have traditionally
longstanding ties to the United States. If you will read the
history books, we are not Arabs we have more ties to the Western
world than we do to our Arab neighbors. Yeah, granted we run a
theocracy but then so does Israel and you don't seem to have a
problem with that one. We're trying to help, we would like to
get things back on track, because this war ain't going to last
forever. And this whole country ain't going to be able to
sustain its effort for ever. I went through this with U.S.
bureaucrats, and these guys didn't understand from straight up on
this thing.
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D: what happened was, in vour rtoai •
Iranians to get the arms in the for the agency with the
you became a hostage negotiator Demavend operation,
not have been the assignment thev United States. That may
thought that =>s>ignment they gave you but the Iranians
R #
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they «seu,.ed that that was a reasonable thin, to do
t . iUr
-atiS.
and
Dj and then you couldn't oo baov 4-ri 4-v..^
to an elected official Yon haa k agency, you 1
Greaa before <ao t„M, *a. been working with Menar
Gregg oerore so you wrote this. is there a ronvi no nlace were I
could make copies of -t-hoeo t ^ ® ® copying place were x
today. fc'J-es or these memos before we get out of here
0 ^
R: yeah, sure,
D: because I only have excerpts, l don't have the full thing-
R; yeah, I can give you the whole thing,
D: what happened in the sting operation? that's separate now,
and I thought they were all
R: we can do that real fast and real easily. The sting
operation was set up to, in a large part by Sam Evans in terms of
the operational part of it, that is he was going to oversee the
sale of arms to Iran. Sam, by all standards is a pretty good
lawyer and it wasn't his fault that somebody decided not to play
by the rules.
D: do you know him?
R; no, I never met Sam,
D: and you were not involved in this?
R: no.
D: you got warned by somebody,
R: oh, I'd been told and that one is confidential as hell,
because I had been told get away from it, just don't get
involved.
D: and you warned Northrop, and he didn't take your advice?
R: couldn't reach him, as it turned out. I never did reach
Will, and I always assumed that the agency would somehow or other
reach him. I didn't think that I was the sole point of contact
to Will Northrop. But I did realize that somebody should tell
him to get the hell out of this thing.
IK t
'‘'1 the sting begin?
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^ctivit’es C seen on the taces
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says okay, if thf» government. The Israeli
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- -n CustoEis later and based on what I've seen and
someone made the decision to let Customs
-heir sting* And back away from it. Now, who made
and w'hy, I don't know.
=/ irent ahead, and Hashemi was the..?
. . man for the. . . .
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making the tapes . And there was an
me of these guys. Why were they in Bermuda?
in
w m
the transaction was supposed to take place.
Srates, but close enough so that it was convient
■Jr.ired States folks to fly over there. it isn't that
London to Bermuda anyway.
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were put in jail in Bermuda.
md >*crmroc was there and General Bar-am was
•^.ere for a meeting having to do with the,...
R; having to do with the transfer of
nothing, m fact to fTnn^°^® presumably, well
thing had the blessing of the whether or not this
steps were taken. And to once mor2 before the final
until the hostages are loose nothin ^®^t®rate the condition, that
g IS going to happen,
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that's why the meeting
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R: the meeting
Northrop walks in
Bermuda, instead of
you're on the sto
international lounge
car^inq^°the^^"^ these things to a head,
savinrr ^ P^pstwork On this subject.
9 Bermuda says you can't come in,
Everybody stands around in the
y fine, we will wait for the next
first this bothered Bermuda won't insist. At
plane, and we'll leave.
and
couldn't go through,
anybody. if they go
So the gist of it
w
^ . because that meant that the sting
. step is missing, you can't arrest
acK London, what are you going to do?
of the international are^ b?oJah?''f^®^®°"; brought them out
of helf do^? JL was legal or illegal, I sure
that Doint Too V ' they did get them into Bermuda, and at
comL?v w “P and says, i got you. And Evans and
company say, wait a minute all they can do... (end of side #
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{beginning of side # 7)
call it
Peter Dale Scott is coming to know, is he thinks
that the single most, the clearest thing that the guys are
worried about, they use a phrase that I think is very opaque,
barcoterrorisim. But they are using this thing
• and you say, well, what are you talking about? Well,
they re talking about, specifically, assassinations, funded by
narcotics money- So you say, ok, assassinations funded by
narcotics. Now your talking about something very specific. Now
I've got what your after, and that is what they are afraid of
being revealed. And interesting enough, you've got the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee Subcommittee on Narcotics
Terrorism, which is what Kerry chairs, and is looking into,
reason they designated that way, because they have
what it is they're talking about.
R: yes.
The
a good idea
and
Danny: and they spend a lot of time, and what happens is that
they got pushed way off the focus of it and into just a gei
one on narcotics. So, they're talking about the Bahamas,
they're talking about all this stuff, and there's no spec-.^^^
indication that pindling isn't doing any kind of assassinations
he's just a big drug dealer. So the explication, basically of
exsistance of an underworld, basically, that functioned
inanced by narcotics, and primarily is focused on the physical
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taet that they sold those tov missiles
caught by putting that monev into the
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tv&
same
guys
;s
the
knocking off opponents to SoDOza
they
»S
i\u%{ rivjht. Itiat
acuuuu i ^t- JUXOSL
to Dick about thts
there or not~ Bill , when
CiilJvfeA AbslUt- tilfe exttinfiLlQh o l" the De'mavend proar an . XIT
0\aoi'l\ w\\v»t Yt.>a'rti taTkIng about here. '" ' '
Kda. Aiiuadv in place, and we worked
it was
>x\v'iiaC Vic had xt ail jiut
waa ^^tand .tb a
bub >kc Uacd Lha
Vicpilnu,, ’diuusi^.
invent the
Al 1 we did
lat, a nd
sane datm thing.
and
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be
C^hbLai America?
a uccd
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ybvi're.
st art over from scratch again? You got
you know rt works, its be~eri working for a long
Buckley is a critical
in
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bs^a uuliuaa Jbi._ the e xtension gf
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v^heiu UiU you begin Omnipol
Vi: Omivipol didn't come up until about eighty .. .
t tve^ikv in ^2, but the real serious dealings with
up unt i l VI i B
11 I talked to
them didn't come
bi iibaut Kuwait?
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b?
WSLlt w.c\s
about 84
and it
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was
to provide
the.
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be
ancillary to
tions coina to let the hoVta,e;“',o
1©V ics 4--^nlj
' 77 ^fsicaixy ancii
negotiations going on
weapons going on ear-i h
to hell in a
that.
given the fact that
lostaaes nn
ns going on earlier, once Buck Vo
i^^-i2-§-JlMb§sket . is takop ,
was
vre wore
R: tiaiit.
^ ^ - —
Danny:
key.
Buckley. And the
that ' s how they
account
I think everything°YrT\h"^°i ^ think that'e
-le ffc^ that
got caught by \uttina^‘Vh^^°®®
'^^th the contras on. its the same
^v... ,.,,c iiran arccnn+- because it was the same
time in 76 the were knocking off® anno\
were dealing with knocking
If^rV: C oo'
Vi
<?w4k A I WA
they
that were dealina wTth “V'hr''^"
that ran the lr?n contras
perceived these people'ro'17 teVror °/t
appointments of the Shah,
Somoza .
same
guys
guys
same
they
mornina • don^ t j f ^ 1~^1KingL7tO DxqK abQUt thi^
tSi
Bill;
gctly "Shat iToS ‘ le ’''tSlkl VabISt hS^.^'^^w ? ^
was alre a dy_ 3 n place, ^nd wp. work^H
a J ittle bit , and we iigg.H ~
but we used
ohanaedT
— — i- -T- in
same people doing the s^mo
amn
inq , and
to Central Amerina?
i^ah> why bother, w hy start over from scratch aqain-?
^d you know it worJss^ IJt^een wor1^na=i-or^^^n=^
jir,H ■ Buckiey^ a ~~cr n:ical issu^ ih
you're, right
when
of the
d that happen?
remember th^
ph/ .aod, somewhere around 82
when did you begin Omnipol?
H: Omnipol didn't come up until
them in 82, but the real
up until 83 84
about eighty . . .
dealings with
’wsll I talked to
them didn't come
how aboui-
lt_was probably about 84 .
period that you
ng for CIA
Contras ?
R: at that point we are havina
because of the problem at home.
the surrogate programs
D:
R:
that's in 83 they began to anticipate the Boland?
gvervbodv knew it
-WG WQUlfi KSxFo "^q ’ '
^Qod old Israel >
nd everybody knew sooner
And the only standin
D
I suggest you give Danny some highlights of Central America -
I doubt if there is anything that I can tell him that he
doesn't already know.
D: he never flew into Iron Mountain.
R: oh, you didn't, you missed that one. No, I wasn't being
facitious. I just have a feeling that you all know more than I do
about what all went on. I can tell you about my little corner of
the world.
Danny: what I want to focus on is that we have heard a number of
different things about Iron Mountain. We know that they were
landing, for example, we know that Hasenfus's plane went in
there, an actual C-123 went in there.
R: are we talking Arkansas or Texas?
Danny: no, we're talking Texas.
R: Texas, ok.
Danny: and we know that they were actually delivering cocaine in
there, but there is another dimension to Iron Mountain.
R: and that's the training.
Danny: yeah, that is what we are taking a look at. What is kind
of peripheral to one program, or that you can see it out of your
peripheral vision with the other operations were going on, that
each one's peripheral vision catches the other program, so as we
are looking at the training operations and what kind of actual
objective that those groups have got, there's this periphery of
all this kind of transport going on, so we keep catching each
others programs sort of out of the corners of our respective eyes
here. And so what is it that you know about the actual training
program that was going on?
R: we used to bring bodies up for that, and occasionally take
them back. Now the assumption that we worked under was that they
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to fr^xas^ or other places?
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l \\uvlu ^ M tn tn^iu\vi of t\tu l^oditvs up from other
, \ ww.^ux I Uc' iuM^ ratuimU'tut. '
\nm A non-Panatnanians . I guess
I . ' ^ ha( \\uhi\ vib\\ut it . in at levist one case of a
M^xiv\v intU>aded prH'ple there, and they were sure
' P^tumiu-ui i t h%^t w^i \vere pioking up, i can tell you
. ♦panirtii atn^t t hat but 1 can pick up enough of
rii 0 , Yhat wanuM Panamanian Spanish thctt I was listenina
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n r
r
you pti^k^d t tmm up W\ Me\u'\> and took them to,.*?
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‘ j t tip
i unr^ ,
iwivtniM tluMujtit about Una in a loivi But there was a
in Mci\to%i t t\at vvaa kind of a i»viular stop on some of the
and i M I took it u^' \ ' ve it vi’ritten down somewhere.
biti wJiat pat t M«sKtoo louuhlv. north?
U: up, hut ‘n beiow Mvvuterev . towartis Tampico^ but near on<
"f i M vorrx hc^re, \s^ were det initely on this side of tht
mount a i nr:. t find t h# name of it, the description of it, ]
know i^ vo uot it I didii' t even think that that might be ^ of
Into! end to yiMi but there wae an area there, it directly related
Iron Monntatn, t tvat wa;^ eoi t v>f a v>pen secret* And we did bring
Mome iiodt^r^ and dioy' them off aivl then, took them back.
n: Homebi'dy owned that Iai\d, you ^ re landing in Mexico, it
bo I i uiqed f v> r 4 omebv>dY ?
Kr oh yeali, anit \ may tiave s^nne Uv^ta^s on that* I honestly don't
T'emembet because \ haven H IooKcnI w^t it tw>r so darn long.
hi 1 I t wliat alHHit I'sav^a*' t\>ea that ever come up?
K: dvvwn aout tr'
we 11 f 1 V i Ui) \ nt^ t hat a t ea ct t'v i ng 1 1
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R: not to me.
do.
least
that^s the
recollection that i
can
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Sere"ih«y“';"e\,l^^, «^„^tTou ‘VPe =t tr,i„i„, i, .„y,
aidn-treallvv "ay of knowing.
Sm™ ■ H ^ structures that ware
.s beyond that I don't vJ^ ^ ^ basic military training
vP* Look for jack rabbits nr What they did when they went
.o bhat for instance in Oreann b^tever, i don't know, i do know
the hills down toward^: ^tvi ^ training center here up in
s?enoy, after I aSuined i"
Middle Easterner*! i-h=a+- this to them, and that was strict
into quite bv arr.i r^ra», 4 - training there, and I stumbled
and two aaenrv -httra^a ^ mentioned it to somebody back east,
thing. Ak ^ came out and said we'll find out about this
didn't know out, if it was agency sanctioned, somebody
aea^ on there with their hunting
trecioacc^ Th t®6 months out of hunting season, skipped the no
hiaov 1 wound up starring at a bunch of Uzis and
hi5*f^v hell out eventually and decided to go
^ . we aid some over flights and some camera film for it and
sent It on back.
at all at the Iron
Danny: were there any Middle Easterners
Mountain thing that you ever encountered?
R: no, if there were I never saw any sign.
D: what is Iron Mountain, Arkansas?
R : Mena .
D: have you been into that area?
R: yeah, it's Mena, but it was called Iron Mountain.
D: why?
: I don't know why, except that it was part of the confusion.
D: is it connected to Iron Mountain Misher?
R: no connection at all. When you mention Iron Mountain
everybody thinks of, and don't ask me why, but, the ones that I
talked to in Congress last year said, Oh yeah, down in Arkansas.
R
r: not to ine.
do •
at least
that's the best recollection that l can
R
Danny :
were*
they ^c^tina^ type of training if any,
9* didn t you have any way of knowing?
T . There was barracks structures that were
rnwinnnnri K judge, it was a basic military training
T that I don't know* What they did when they went
.s _v our* Dook for ^ack rabbits or whatever, I don't know* I do know
instance in Oregon we had a training center here up in
6 hills down towards the coast* A couple of guys in the
agency, after l explained this to them, and that was strict
Middle Easterners that we were training there, and I stumbled
into quite by accident and mentioned it to somebody back east,
and two agency types came out and said we'll find out about this
thing. As it turned out, if it was agency sanctioned, somebody
didn't know. These two jerks went down there with their hunting
gear on, three months out of hunting season, skipped the no
trespassing sign and wound up starring at a bunch of Uzis and
black clothing. Got the hell out eventually and decided to go
back. We did some over flights and some camera film for it and
sent it on back.
Danny: were there any Middle Easterners
Mountain thing that you ever encountered?
R: no, if there were I never saw any sign.
at all at the Iron
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what is Iron Mountain, Arkansas?
Mena .
have you been into that area?
yeah, it's Mena, but it was called Iron Mountain,
why?
I don't know why, except that it was part of the confusion
is it connected to Iron Mountain Misher?
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everybody thinks of, and don't ask me why, but, the ones that I
talked to in Congress last year said, Oh yeah, down in Arkansas.
Bill: so you didn't correct them?
R: why should I correct them? They already know the answer
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Buckley the first time?
time that you, where
aia you
R: Beirut
Danny : when?
R:
he
god, we went through this this morning.
out. I can go back through the notes
was a ma^or figure.
I'm trying to figure
on that one, because
D:
did you
know him before he was
there.
R:
is that
it?
D:
it wasn
't until 83, I believe.
R;
I knew
him before that time.
I met
He went over in 83.
because prior to that Harry — , fiinbr
with him. And when he was in Pakistan, if you check t ® ^ _
logs, I can show you some of the flight logs of Harry a
that went to Pakistan during the time he was there.
Danny: that was up until 79, right?
D: November 79.
and
in everybody's lives. He
_ to really understand what
he was certainly one of the
officials, or
R: yeah, it was late 70 's.
n- the work you were doing for Buckley though is interesting.
?here was a period when you were doing a e^oific kind of work,
having to do with Iran. He was involved in that.
»• you bet he was, he was major
was one of the few people who
was really going on over there,
few that you could trust.
D: and he worked with certain kinds of Iranian
Rafsan jani?
. 1 w +-he Rafs crowd. But as I told you this morning,
r: 7 ,-, having, and Rafs warned everybody about this, and
“%?d”his people mey couldn't control Hertollan at all. You
SO did nis p F caught, it was your ass.
took couldn't make any phone calls to pull you out,
®®i“vou were warned right up front about that. They were the
Ok so you dealt with it, it was no big deal, you
jist hoped you didn't get caught. It turned out that it was a
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so what was he doin« »
uoing actually,'
d^inr, S coordinating a lot nt
in Iran. Ultimately thA «
Buckley was still work i no
rebuilding the stripe
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R:
D:
they never sent any Americans in there.'
not as far as i know.
it was an idea but it never wot
the arms shvoments x..
least the Satsanc^anx fa
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never worked out. it's too
ivilization, and the Iranians in that
given a damn.
because xt was
stiles avay from
area wouKin't reallv have
have been
D:
so as far as the Iranixxns, soraeboviy cc>uld havt'
was the Americans?
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R: .... come on in. We've got the same problem
don't want these turkeys walking .across the border
they don't, and at least if they do, we've got
The Americans just can't make that kind of a deal.
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Danny: so what were you doing for hist*
R: for him, I moved money. For him, we moved we.aro
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anyone else cut
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R: to Iran primarily, I don't think in his
anyone else. I didn't deal with
pretty sure Harry did, in fact I know Harry did, we talked aboxxt
that once. But then Harry dealt with the Saudis, I d?.dn't. He
knew them, I didn't. He spent a lot of tine down there as
training pilot.... Where the weapons came from was p^xrtlv
partly Europe, we used both. I suppose we shipped some
check stubs. That was pretty early on. we mioht rot
in the check stub at the time. '
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Danny: so you were involved in moving the
ship those down there or up into there. .\nd
in doing that? .
he was involved in that at the time
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R: Harry was, Bernard Veillot «= 4.
whose names escape me That. three other Frenchmen,
there, i don't know who aii ^ '^ere running American pilots in
hh° you'd meet a auv .might ask Harry, I don't know,
the plane back intact ^ i-nis is John, have a nice day, bring
D:
wa.a]i!J;„^aar..maij i_iob hayi» .
g more to do with the mon ey ?
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I did with
else.
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the appropriate accounts,, i t W :
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account period
nobody had any
anyone other than the
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we were
'(>R: sure , that was the whole point of the thing . As I told Dick
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is take a spec ific trahsact ion. and I , think
makes more sense to do it this. waV., gQ
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because it's no’
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in this . 9n the condition, that ai it never came
bit careful how we used T:his .
to take a genius
where some
. since, I was one of t he few people using
happy to do that , and I've got , in
gQPlfiS
Danny: the difficulty in this is, is that, with regard to your
case, and with regard to our case, all of this stuff is basically
duplicative. The fact that this stuff was going on is no, it
doesn't make much difference whether there are thirty flights or
forty flights, how the bank accounts, they basically been
challenged about having done this, they've confronted it, they've
taken some lumps. The general thesis has been presented, people
understand it, so whatever degree they're going to — ^ ’ -
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ney're still vac>r I ri#:|
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a person tha>
temporarily, vhii^ his
J^eep him on board in n K«y
kind of a loose end that ^he»y
*rom communicating anything, Mi
Tider^ that, of being consider
, ' isic goings on, there has
^-tferent, something that's
^ * ^or having done tifie,
* tney 1 1 do , once that ' s re ve a l trh
w wC martyr, on third thought
— inclination. My guess is if yo'i
-t becomes clear to them that they're
.te ry you, that you want to have your
t you're going to complete showing to
tr.e world. Now its my opinion, wh i oh
•-bey 're going to recuse
you on
aspect of it, that If you
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a
they
on the
and they'll fight and shove and push
across the top of that and
scDwing that you were right
you on it, like they have
‘o here and on the meetings that Bush
“ s public relations operations going
of that to everybody and I think
at lunch, that substantively I
'ice is put on it would lead almost
rhe Carter thing wasn't going to go
w-w»ncept collapses into something very
I think it's beint
I think it would be
or retaliation on your part tc
j^^our all done. As I say, it's not
i^^sthand access based on youi
^nd the moving of stuff around
you have direct access to _ _
5 soear and the hearr nf these q«Y«
about rnis d rug traffi r^v^,
^haye access the dr ~
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second vorsi- thiha~ FKa
that it~
j — ^^=0/ wh 1 ch eriuanger
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everybody out. so m
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juout it, they've already gotten
pissed.
R: they have?
Danny : and there ' c
with the Democrats and resolution
each other, peoole They're
^ner people are biYfn7Vhe'‘"^i; sUli^^'iLkfn^^!?
to be, the rockinn >^5., ^®re and there and but it
lot of this stuff,
a person that Gregg
while his
board in a key
What seems to me, rather*^ i-h^^ stopped on
found necessary Vo nico treat you
appointment went throuah least temporarily,
consulting spot, or to?
have to discredit to v you're kind of a loose end that they
order for you to rf»r from communicating anything. in
some insignificant^sidebL considered
to be some-t-h i Tirt idebar to their basic goings on,
somethina thar !'• different, something that's new,
something that traumatizes them, in a way, for having done this,
they'll do, once that's revealed
And
^ 4 -^K ^ i“ove to martyr, on third thought let's
, . That will be their inclination. My guess is if you
p y It right, by the time it becomes clear to them that they're
oeing poisoned from their bite by you, that you want to have your
thrust and thesis as to what you're going to complete showing to
the court and basically to the world. Now its my opinion, which
1^11 share with Scott, that they're going to
the issue of the October surprise aspect of
get through on that issue and they'll fight
all the way, and if you cut across the top of
you on just
it, that if you do
and shove and push
that and you get a
55 -60 percent probability showing that you were right and they
were wrong, they'll recuse you on it, like they have on the
weapons that are going around here and on the meetings that Bush
had with Felix. There's such a public relations operations going
to sort of reconceptuallize all of that to everybody and I think
frankly, as I mentioned today at lunch, that substantively I
think that once the evidence is put on it would lead almost
anything to conclude that the Carter thing wasn't going to go
through anyhow. The whole concept collapses into something very
different, so that while that's a threat, I think it's being
overblown as a threat. And so therefor, I think it would be
overblown as a ultimate form of retaliation on your part to
I say, it's not
really stand them down when your all done
clear that you have direct firsthand access based on your
experiences with the piloting and the moving of stuff around and
the money laundering etc., that you have direct access to that,
i.7R a^- T think is basically the spear and the heart of these guvs .
about this drug traf f i clci
and bbe assassinations . You do have access to t-h o
^eans of funding
trafficking information and that's the second wor st thing T
j-h^Y're afraid of because i t^S HQt.,, it isn't nust that it was
revelations of their black operations, but its something in and
of itself that has a way of really freaking everybody out. So
my
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it seems
at least at this point, in our prel
that's
to me targeting that
iminary conversation,
stuff
going to get you in r losest^tS°l^ ® ^
you have and people that you can prod^^e knowledge that
confirm all of that stuff produce
very quickly — can
blows to those auvs thov» k-.,. going to be major body
stuff comes in, it lias the “^en that
a real haymaker on them to on up through to
some other stuff, which is jihe
program and the
o conceal the whole
not at all sure that
around
j- - you're in the short run going to
airectiy to that, to that top aspect of it. I do think that you
probably , upon thinking about it hard enough, are going to be
able to think of some people that could but l believe what your
going to encounter, you know how people are about that one. Fuck
you very much. I happened to have killed guys, and I'm hanging
out and what the hell good is it going to do me to tell about
that, and we'll all go down the shitter together. So fuck you
very much. But on the other hand, you still do have the best
access to a number of people who probably would be able to ge
up on near that, at least as well as two or three other guys that
we're talking to here. We can sort of help triangulate in on
some of that .
R: I
why I'm
of what ' s
your point. I haven't
interested in talking to
going on then I do.
thought of that at
you. You've got a
all. That's
Danny: I'm just trying to think strategically , given
that they have tended to be able to^^neutralize ^thi^^ ^
they leaped out kind of slowly on them.
• • — fSimonwinn to this thing, and
TK that Ochoa has
to Hull's ranch s upp osedly
Rica
that.
handling
T^'dlcations that Phalange guys t haP
of the same
fhP anti-terrorist hitting operations .
The ^ who 1 e ^tM ng r e vo 1 ved through a very limited number of people .
Just because you can shut or set off a bomb it doesn't mean that
you can and keep it in the family here I n^th^t sense if you
tip j n t^ ^nv dimension of the Phalange , coco paste
through guvs
that know more about certain other
drug
1 inrt v_r ^ - ‘ — — ~ — —
talking about that, but they're people who saw it happen a little
bit but weren't in on it. So there's a bit of guest work going
on in here so that that's another one I just want to sort of ring
up for you, to cogitate on as to who. See I keep coming back to
oo
that' s o ne
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a very
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We've got some people
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wall- Will is in there now ^
having a dog on a leash, the IvK,*
to ho V h®- 1 <^on^t know
»ut J^e's going to oo,
.. ^ leash, the Ph=>i Know, it'
exactly what post he's going to and he. i don'
possibly find out ah where he's going
could find out a lot about Harar? Phalange g?oup: and ho
R:
no question about that.
D:
Harari worked for him?
Bill:
D:
coming back to the states in a couple of months too
Demavend, vour extension that you talked about was taki
America hh^c of arms to Iran and moving into Central
surrogates oe took over as sort of the
were wr»*vi»s« *.w were working for the CIA, but yovi
elabm-aho Harari and Ben-Or and those people. Can you
wer-A ^ -little more on that so Danny can understand that you
the arms providers for the Contras in 198 3 through
Omnipol, your Eastern Block supplier
R. yeah, i don't know. I'm trying to avoid wasting your t\mc.
Danny: have you talked about
What I'm trying to do is to
would bear further focusing on.
it already on tape, this morning?
tender certain areas to you that
R: I understand this.
the main focus of a lot of your history.
, I want to reiterate, to make it clear that
Danny : A bit
Frankly , as I
the actual shipment operations are so thoroughly exposed at
least in principle, and aside from details and timing being
important with the earlier shipments going that it make things
very different conceptually than a lot of people were talking
about. I still don't think that they are going to be afraid of
that, that much. Their willing to take a risk of you attempting
to throw that stuff at them, in order to at least stand their
best chance for neutralizing this October Surprise story. As I
said, I do believe that if they get in so deep that they can't
get out of it, that they'll spin it and come back at you saying,
so what. And you may jump from this stuff, but you won't have
landed anything on them, and they'll still be there to
the next day. Now, so the what in my opinion, has
is that the original program of Shackley had a
dimensions to it that actually date back into late 73-74
over in Vietnam, in South East Asia, that in addition
reinstateing the assassination operations, through
Provisional Reconnaissance Units that had been forbidden
congress under the guys in the Phoenix Program, there was fh{;
whole military supply operation of taking weapons small ^
-• - that was being reported as lost to the
se© you
number of
to
the
by
C4 . etc
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and
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moving it on up to Udorn airbase wi^-k x
you ever talk to anybody or = Arnold. So that they, di
was involved in moving any of that contact with anybody th?
into the supply network at anytime^^ eq^uipment fron ^
euiytime.'’ Tell me about that.
dorr.
R: what do you want to know?
anything about '^it ^what^role
flying it? When did it happinf "what" loTou goTo"n
did you hear
they actually
that?
t/to +.v.,, 4„ you, I've got to sit down and look it up because
accurate as possible but I can certainly give
1 pilots who flew those runs, and I would have
ook back to tell you when they flew those runs. But I've y-<i-
enough friends that if l can't recall right offhand, I can sure
as hell call them and get some assistance.
Danny: right, cause we've got one guy so far, telling us
actually physically flew some of the stuff from .... well
wasn't sure what it all was, what the configuration of it
it came from the Udorn warehouse, the big hanger thing
have there. And that it was brought for distribution
contras
he
to
hey
the
Bill: did you ever fly any yourself?
R:
I don't think so no. No that was a fairly specialized
, but I've got a good friend who was involved in it.
„..w. I think there wouldn't be any trouble coaxing him into, I
don't know that he would, how much he would say in public, but I
do know that he could easily, by sitting down talking to him, I
can come up with a list of necessary people.
D: let me get straight on one point. You worked for Harari,
you did not, as we asked you this morning, know about him and
connection to a hit assassination operation. You worked
i strictly as a guy who was an intermediary running you
ier of arms, but Will Northrop knows more about Harari
ro
!i
you do
R: absolutely
D:
there .
because Harari worked for him, he was the one that came
ov
R:
he's the one who came over, and said if you can't shape up
ship out, and was unsuccessful in doing that. That's ar
fn^portant distinction there, because that's where Will
an
in
very very handy. v-w ouaie or -cnis crap down
t succeed, but he sure as hell gave it a
He unfortunately didn
good try.
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recorder in Suzie Morgans
was bombed at La Penca ,
me the other day.
tape^for her^ ^ ^ ®Pot were, somebody is sitting down playing the
D: Howard or Tucker, one or the other.
D: Howard or Tucker, one or the other.
Howard. Gary Howa
playing the tape recording, and he said this
Danny. yeah, it was Gary Howard. Gary Howard is sitting down
playing the tape recording, and he said this is a man who has
very c^lose connections to Mossad, and he's going to tell you
something, well, it was Will on the tape. I don't know if there
were very many people who knew it when they were listening to it,
it was Will talking, saying that this bomber that detonated the
bomb at La Penca is closely connected to the Mossad, and you're
not going to be able to find him, you're not going to be able to
get him. And, has Will ever said anything to you, or talked to
you in any way about either how he knew that or whether he was
speculating about that or whether he's got any continuing access
to information about that?
R: about the bomber himself?
Danny : yeah .
R: yeah we talked about that.
Danny: what did he say?
R: I can't, I don't want to repeat it, I'd rather he tell you.
I "would agree with what you just said. I'll take it another step
further and say that there is someone who can be produced and
pj^Q^^tly proven to be , to put proven in guotes , to be the bomber ,
and I've got a picture of him and it wouldn't be to hard to, in
fact I could probably construct a case in about a day and a
half, that he was the man that did the job.
Danny: you have a picture of the guy that you think is the same
guy. It's a separate picture from pictures of Galil?
R : yeah .
Danny: would I be able to see that?
R: no. If you want to go to Zurich with me, but I don't have it
here, no. He is the person who would be set up if, it's not the
man who did the job, but it is definitely the man who would be
set up for it. If it comes that close, and this is who the
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Mossati would f t ont u;; t h<> muti
have talked aliout Ibh;. |
Mossad had in that , i rt sally
has told me. And numn ol that
about it becauHo i qot It in
that way ’
who did the number. Will and I
I't know that the dimension that
't. All I know is what Northrop
I'm, I would rather he talk to you
confidence, and I should keep it
Danny: Did you
any interest In
real guy?
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any indication as to why Mossad would have
i n(j Homebody off to keep us away from the
in
it, but on
you
R: only tor this reason, the further they can, there's still a
reluctance to burn llMrari. out of; the picture totally, even though
Harari is a rouge by any standards. He is certainly not
esteem in Israel right now, no matter how you look at
the other hand you don't burn your own people, and the
get to Harari, the closer you're going to get... the
get to the bomber, the closer you get to Harari, the
get to burning Mossad. And 1 think Mossad apprehension
at the minimum, was that Harari 's operations, at leaf
may have related to assassination attempts were his °
They were not something directed out of Israel. y
c
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you
that
they
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something that he dreamed up, and we aren't
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what
we
he did.
tried hard.
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it. reminds of Is the conversation
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would
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cf being able fco
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and you
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I think it would bs a simil&ir
mistake , b
since we'
nobody else
e I have
ones who
that to
tcTtaik with Will about Mossad to be
going to press this bombing , and
extent to which he was working
the
at_guJ2£etfiMed
inaepen.^. . a n t -.hoiriied to ma i nta in ^
do certajji, SiiAaaa.-- chain of authority on the actual
What we _ g\,e know the guys that were trained that were
bomber was, Mossad and the guys that were working ir
^sI^PhLanqe group and that Wilson working in the Savak group anc
1^1 roru a^vs, the Cuban guys had at least two different paths
the coru g y t authorized path, and the other one isn't, an
one IS
the direct authorized path
1 -h^.res a third hat which has to do with the drug smuggling
that there are different hats.
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of COU3TS© thGiT©
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hm. 1 ic I y^t fio'*th 1 doesn't
Y I fit' things that they do.
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were tho authoi
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and so that the need to know
tniii bombing down, . . .
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\tsi ii<ifisl_tQ — knoy . that
Lon that we
us
^ W j Q've walked all over it .
Vhat _ i and it ends up we're real
simple and straioht we ic i.eax
if we have to end u right on coining and
get at this thiM ^i«pping on a hell of a lot of their toes to
lunch so wm ^ there. We do, and we've brought our
those ‘ stopping, but what we need is for some of
either- tend, I think somewhat simplistically ,
we'r-e i * ^ ainateurish than we are, or that
^ ' sill lor than we are, or more left than we are to
eep^ on doing that to us, because it keeps pushing us away and
causing vis to push bac'k at them. I think very clearly, that
Mossad to the extent to which, they were not being used as a
simple sutiogfite by the operational directorate to blow Pastora,
to get rid of his ass, which is what l think is the most,
simplest and probably the least likely of almost all the
scenarios of that simple a run. If that isn't true, than it is
very much, i think, in their interest they're the ones who have
to make the determination — to give us some kind of explanation
of exactly how this thing came down. It doesn't mean that we are
necessarily going to be able to prove that, but it puts us in a
situation of coming to a conclusion. If we believe it as to
what happened. so that our entire investigative operation
source exploration, and all that, can be brought in to confirm
because no matter what they think, the one thing that I
want to do is to take either an easy way out to blame
someone who is a good scapegoat and will enable us to win but
doesn't really figure out who did this thing, or to have to' bull
and not be able to prove anything at all ^
that,
don't
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Bill: but just so you're
we're willing to protect th
follow through with a lot of this shit?
clfsar that the corollary then
thuir legitimate int©r#a<ai-c: => r.
that
and not
Danny: what I'm «a
be extremely cat
to the conclusion
because
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of
I 'm
perfectly willing not to or
accusing them of things that'l
to^'^be ^responsible for just
to be off again on again doing things?
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to them, and I'm able to discern that,
where this thinq came from. I've g
it came from, but what I'm trying to
and all kinds of places, guys coming
some of these discernments, so we've got
of people from all kinds of different
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plaCOB holpiuvt M'pn*'
..QQntinuea. to be a mojui Key ii‘ '
of Harari , bec ause of his reintiuiioliUJ 1“
9JiSratiimft_Wnder_^B^ shack ley ana ’ *y , ’ V'.f"
r. . His presence down in Mexico when luit’klt^y and ' '
ail those guys were down there. In lav'i Mmy hnd
make a list of who the major Sandinsta were thai
wack, .... Pastora, he's got to be just ncreiim i n>i
the list. It's not as though they just chan'i*’ th»>li
y just because he happened to have (j<>* '
Ortega and Jorge and gone down and put tog'diMX , ' , i i.r>v
operation in Costa Rica. This is what carl h’nUiti'i
always considered him a fuck-up, and they a 1 way r. ' ' ,,, wiHd
Sandinista, and then within a minutes notice he n*""
to go back inside Nicaragua and take It over , ati' ,|om<M it‘>
their point and they don't discern end
fl?t'that guys like Quintero, guys like JeUpe
Frank Castro, the 2506 brigade
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International Center for Development Poi.icy
731 hinhth Mreet. S.K,, Washington, lhi\ 20003
Tdex: 5I060I773H Fax# (202) S46-4784
l eleplume: (202) S47<3800
August 25,
1988
Report: :
An Assessment of the International Center’s Investigation
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Prepared for:
Senator John Kerry
Jack Blum
Dick McCall
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Z, Blake Marshall
Prfsidem. Robert White • t.wume Pirnior Linasa> Maiiisoii
B..rd.f rr„.ee. hti^arti Rawson. Chatmut, • sl^i^.o^' HoVu ul'eli .
Waite, H Corson . Marion Ede> • Frances T. . p*ul SaU • Uo.t St.llman • Mary Travers • Anne ^
Pcioftf Ki lame-^ • Vict^ Adm John M. Lee • Cinfhiai McCUnto^
Table of Contents
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I 111 ti 1 1 i ftonce Initiatives 2
II .S CiiatoiuM, ^
Iraiilttii Altllits... ^
P
INCICST ^
IV I Of Woapoury to Central America , ^
or f irlal Sanction * , . - ^
Tlu^ Ti ana act ions ^
Ctinaonltant Cocaine Shipments .9
All Kiicounter With Felix Rodriguez
U1 tiding Dovm, , . * 12
Thlt4 Party Assistance . *12
Ambivalence in Washington 14
Doriunentation. , * * 1^
Fruiji Ambivalence to Deniability: Washington Responds .,16
Mc^d I a Kxposure 17
Ccjf^;g 1 ur* toil lo
Appi^idix I -- Cast of Characters 19
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Background
Richard J. Brenneke was born Docember , lOAl in WI ,
Nevada. He grew up in Spokane^ Washington /itkI /irourKl ‘iUft'lf
He attended Portland's Jesuit High School, whf^rf! h<; gr ^ ^*^^**^
His summers during high school were spent work! rig nn n busbo/
Willamette View Manor in Milwaukie, Oregon, a Job he r**Mjrf*ed to
his freshman and sophomore years in college. WJUJe working
Timber Co. Ltd, to save money for college in the summer of 19^/0 ,
trained as a pilot in Prince George, British Columbia
Along with his high school classmate R^! I ph J ohrift o f I , Bre fine k<»
matriculated to the University of Seattle arKi entered the horror
program. During his stay at the University of Seattle, Breor;eke v/orked
in the Philosophy and English departments, grading papers and
examinations in his spare time. He received a B,A, In Pli 1 i o?iopr-/ from
the University of Seattle in 1964, finishing hifj itnal year at the
University of Washington in Seattle, During his senior year, Br^'r./.e/^'
was Inducted into ”Who*s Who in American Universities and CoiJegeft. '*
Brenneke *s wife, the former Ann Clare Daniel, graduated from vr.#-
University of Seattle in 1963 along with Ralph and Ann John?,on 7V.<^
two were married later that summer. Brenneke received a M.A. ir.
Mathematical Theory /Symbolic Logic from the University of Toronto
1966. At the suggestion of one his professors, Brenneke briefly
entertained the thought of working for the Canadian Inte I li genoe
Services at the completion of his graduate studies.
From the fall of 1966 until the spring of 1968, he taugf»t
Mathematical Theory and Philosophy at St. John's College In Jamaloa,
New York. His initial application to the Central Intelligence Ageficy
was in late 1967 while he resided in North Massapequa, New York He
also discussed employment opportunities with the Federal Bureau of
Investigations during that year.
lengthy application process, the C.I.A. offered Brennek# a
job as a computer analyst in Langley. He turned down the offer and
moved back to the West coast, leaving his forwarding address with
officials in Langley for future reference. Periodically during the
late 1960‘s and early 1970* s, Brenneke performed contract uork wir:h Air
America in Southeast Asia. He also employed his flying ski.i . Ita Soutr*
America for the C.I.A. These flights formed the basis for a 20,
1979 letter on agency letterhead to the Federal Aviation Adr,rnit;tr4 tiors
certifying Brenneke 's hours flown.
Background
Richard J. Brenneke was born December 5, 1941 in Winnemucca,
Nevada. He grew up in Spokane, Washington and around Portland, Oregon.
He attended Portland's Jesuit High School, where he graduated in I960.
His summers during high school were spent working as a busboy at
Willamette View Manor in Hilwaukie, Oregon, a job he returned to after
his freshman and sophomore years in college. While working at McBride
Timber Co, Ltd. to save money for college in the summer of 1960, he was
trained as a pilot in Prince George, British Columbia,
Along with his high school classmate Ralph Johnson, Brenneke
matriculated to the University of Seattle and entered the honors
program. During his stay at the University of Seattle, Brenneke worked
in the Philosophy and English departments, grading papers and
examinations in his spare time. He received a B.A. in Philosophy from
the University of Seattle in 1964, finishing his final year at the
University of Washington in Seattle. During his senior year, Brenneke
was inducted into ”Vho's Who in American Universities and Colleges."
Brenneke 's wife, the former Ann Clare Daniel, graduated from the
University of Seattle in 1963 along with Ralph and Ann Johnson, The
two were married later that summer. Brenneke received a M.A. in
Mathematical Theory/Symbolic Logic from the University of Toronto in
1966. At the suggestion of one his professors, Brenneke briefly
entertained the thought of working for the Canadian Intelligence
Services at the completion of his graduate studies.
From the fall of 1966 until the spring of 1968, he taught
Mathematical Theory and Philosophy at St. John's College in Jamaica,
New York, His initial application to the Central Intelligence Agency
was in late 1967 while he resided in North Massapequa, New York. He
also discussed employment opportunities with the Federal Bureau of
Investigations during that year,
rer a lengthy application process, the C.X.A. offered Brenneke a
job as a computer analyst in Langley. He turned down the offer and
moved back to the West coast, leaving his forwarding address with
officials in Langley for future reference. Periodically during the
late 1960 's and early 1970' s, Brenneke performed contract work with Air
America in Southeast Asia. He also employed his flying skills in South
America for the C.I.A, These flights formed the basis for a June 20,
1979 letter on agency letterhead to the Federal Avration Adiurmstration
certifying Brenneke 's hours flown.
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lowing his stint as a professor Ko i ^ r» u
^ e x ^ vx.c£»&or, ne went to work for Robert
rc--ocK anv* the vi.S. Investment Group from 1968 until 1970 U S I.G,
cf f shore fwd managed from offices in Vancouver. British ‘
j ' re erected in Beirut,
rar^ and Zurich in order to facilitate international transfers.
Robert roUock can now be found residing in Marin County, California.
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^ first post-application contact with the C.l.A, came in
cr lr69, when he was approached by Bob Kerritt, a person with
a.tency crecentials who played a significant role in Brenneke's future
affiliations. His initial ”Job" for the agency was providing
on depositors and financial transactions Involved in the
‘ ‘ ^rAesaaent Group. With regard to the Panamanian branch of
^ about one half of its clients were U.S, citizens at that
.. Brenneke was paid a nominal fee as compensation for his
services.
orenneKe s next intelligence overture came from the Israelis in
-'‘O'* cr when he was asked to provide similar kinds of information
vim respect to his dealings in Beirut, His contact with Mossad was
m.rcic.i a number of individuals, not a singular source. As with the
ir-i crration tor Bob Kerritt, Brenneke received a stipend for his work,
*n i970, Brenneke left his position with Pollock and managed his
cvr. investaent organization, an offshore network entitled Financiers
International Limited, I.F.M,A., the International Fund for Mergers
anc Ac tills it ions , was set up in Panama City in 1970 and 1971 with the
assistance of an attorney named David Lopez. It was run by Brenneke
and an indivldioal named Ramon D'Onofrio, Each held 49 percent control
vhile a Swiss banker (now deceased) held a one percent share of
I.F.M.A. stock.
He returned to Portland in 1972 and began a real estate business
VI th his family, an enterprise he still manages in Lake Oswego, Oregon.
In late 1972 or early 1973, Bob Kerritt informed Brenneke that he would
like to adopt I.F.M.A. for his activities in Central America. Brenneke
thus signed power of attorney over to David Lopez, who had accompanied
him on the original trips to Panama to set up the discreet investment
Following a three year respite in Portland from 1972 until
S4D«ecime in 1975, Brenneke received a telephone call from an Israeli
whom he knew in Beirut. He was asked if he would be interested in
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working in Central America, installine
computer systems in Guatemala and CosL commercial
spent in the region on this pro1eo^ Vi cumulative time
J totalled about two months,
U.S. Customs
U.S. Customs Service in the mid-1970s in
Brenneke worked with the
internal affairs operations deigned to ovn
of drug running, including those agents who had knowledge
United States. tVioo= rectly Involved in shipments to the
California,
Information that BrennIL *'“*®‘* primarily on Texas and
by Customs recently,
assistance of a longtime
Further, Brenneke is now soliciting the
Customs official who will certify L 4
Portland office has dellberatei f Involvement and show that the
with regard to their relaHn aled Congressional investigators
6 iu CO cneir relationship with Brenneke.
been affiliated with^the^^Portland^ ff* ongoing, as Brenneke has
supervisors 1„ PorrLS? HS.'rWsyso;'InTl1‘
Brenneke's cooperation in a stLg oS^a^Jon
»r.o„ok”s Sisrl^^sSr^^ruT ■>"
the Portl^d rival to ?h. S.goniaS” Uaak.
Iranian Atrl-iftg
extract Jews from Iran in**1980^8i*^^*Thos*^^h* operation to
departure either resumed to Isr^l 1 successful in their
United States through Los Angeles or SL Jor^^ Brl^eJe^r'^f
working relationship with Will Northrop d^ing this^e^Lf ""f 7 ^
contact he later found in j V ® ® period, a Mossad
Mike Hararl. Pessah Ben -Or and
In 1980, the family property business was dragginff Rp-onnrsi,
looking for opportunities to do interesting work, especiallv
required flight time. His longtime friend and fiyinfmentir Lt
upp , explained to him that the flying Involved in this operation^
mainly consisted of flights from Pakistan to Tel Aviv or India
aircraft ranging from DC-3s to DC-5s and DC-6s. He demonstraced"th ^
the money was good and that drugs would not be part of the pro!n
Brenneke also discussed the Iranian operations with Ariel Ben Mer’v,
known to him in Beirut as a ranking Mossad official
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Throughout th« course of the two vear
3,000 Jews were removed from Iran norma’’ approximately
sanctioned by the State Department flights
contributed by Israel, with attom^vs operation was
Brenneke had subsLntivr ^
During this tl
Intelligence regarding the Internal 'irantln c?^^'''' '"^^ French
and Robert Benea were among his contacts uacion
responsible for external Intelligence
colonies .
Bernard Veil lot
Benes was the individual
directed at former French
INCEST
bhe Iranian operation r*amA t
1982, Brenneke returned to PortlaS and ^b
business there. When Israeli ofScia^c I
America in the mid-1970s, BrennLe t««v ! ^ installed in Central
return to computer programming on . contr«Slr*L!L''’'mu"J“’t”
chose to upgrade their existing framework Brenn^w f’ Guateaa.i
database and access codes that would ^ sophisticated
known dissidents* maneuvers. subversive activities and
that
eventually emerged in Costa Rica. El Salvado"r®:n"HondSL'''''oSerr
involved in the operation from the Israeli ct-an/i ^ ^ C thers
NorthrriT^ Ar-iaai nl w i_ israeii standpoint included Will
p, ^ 1 Ben Menashe and Amil Saada. Hario Delamico also
became involved at one point due to his access to the P-esiden^ anrt
»''or th. .xlsron=r*o? fS
has recently unveiled an I B M ^or><r< 5 ^ f -ime, but Brenneke
fZS^M % computer hardware that beca«rthe
foundation for Brenneke’ s later work.
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After the INCEST systems had been successfully implemented RxbK
Kerritt approached Brenneke again, this time in San Jose? t^We
ransmltter installed In the Costa Rican database for the aeenev "tb
I sraelis were initially unaware of Kerritt's role and Breimfke*r
^operation but found out at a later date despite Brenneke «s denials
transmitter he installed was discovered, and the programming
found In the system were quickly defined as Brenneke’ s. Kerrirf'
Brenneke has been as recent as 1986, and Brenneke is^ab'
Ite the circumstances of that conversation. The C.I a has
repeatedly denied any relationship with Brenneke. admitting onlv t-b p-
contacts with two domestic offices, presumably on the we
Brenneke left his work In Central America in 1982, returning home
to Portland and G.P.I. Management Inc. Beginning in the summer of
1^83, he resumed his European travel while looking for work to
with Bernard Veillot, who always had information on flying jobs,
particularly aircraft deliveries to third world countries, Brenneke 's
1983 contract work included time spent in Africa with Veillot, as they
flew for King Air in Algiers ,
Bloc Weaponry to Central America
While in Europe, he became reacquainted with various low-level
Hossad contacts from the past. When Mossad decided to act as a
surrogate for the C.I.A. in contra resupply operations, Brenneke seemed
a logical choice to negotiate the purchase of East bloc weaponry bound
for Central America. His family name went a long way in the arms
business, particularly in European circles where Brenneke Manufacturing
in Germany was well known as a supplier of munitions and sporting
rifles, Brenneke ’s family had affiliations with Merkuria, the state
agency for sporting rifles in Czechoslovakia,
One of Brenneke ’s German associates in the arms business, Klaus
Dieter-Lensch, arranged for meetings to be held in Vienna in late 1984
to discuss the weapons sales , This connection led to a relationship
with Omnipol, the official channel for the sale of weaponry in Prague.
The meetings, as evidenced in Brenneke *s documents, produced an
agreement that Bolivia would be the recipient because Panama was
unacceptable to Ivan Kaderabeck, Omnipol' s Commercial Director.
Because Omnipol officials were concerned about exposure from the
shipments to South America, they asked Brenneke to operate throu^ an
intermediary named Fritz Maenard at the outset, Maenard proved
unreliable during the course of the operation, prompting Brenneke to
deal directly with Kaderabeck or Joseph Bilek in future negotiations .
In 1980, Brenneke first met Ivan Kaderabeck, the sales director at
Omnipol, while negotiating an arms sale to the Iranians, This initial
sale was part of the program designed to extract Iranian Jews, It
seemed that the Iranians preferred American weaponry but settled for
Czech*made munitions as second best, Robert Benes helped coordinate
this deal, employing his Middle East experience stemming from his post
in Damascus .
When proposals to sell Eastern bloc arms into Central America
emanated from the Israelis in 1983, Brenneke asked why he had been
chosen for the operation* ^Ariel Ben He naehei e Moeead official who
has contacted Brenneke as recently as May 1988 , chose Brenneke because
supplement his modest income. He discussed employment opportunities
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he fulfilled three important criteria
intimacies of Swiss banking networks,
as a ’’fall guy" if plans went awry.
He knew the Czechs . he knew the
and he could provide insulation
^Ben
en elevated
within the Moss ad hierarchy to Assistant Director, introduced Bre
to *Pessah as a senior Mossad official stationed in CuaceBal
City Whereas -ffifilUlfillflShfi handled Swiss banking and the European
portion of the operation, *BeaJ2r_was designated as the a«ent
responsible for Central and South America.
t
With the assistance of
financial transfers through a trust account in Switzerland handled
an attorney named Peter Schlfi g^ l ^Klaus L
facilitated European banking requirements. Schlegel, in addition,
maintained contract stipends for Brenneke’s personal account. Brenneke
as a su stantlal contact with Ben Menashe over the ve.irs. ranging
from meetings in Saint Tropez with John Delarocque to telephone
conversations here in the United States. According to Brenneke 's
meticulous notes, Ben Menashe had access to D.C.I. Uilliam Casey and
employed it when complications arose.
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Official Sanction
As Brenneke was approached by the Israelis to work in Central
America, he asked for the name of a prominent U.S. official who would
sanction the operation in light of the Congressional ban on aid to the
contras. Pessah Ben-Or furnished him the name of Donald Gregg,
national security adviser to Vice President George Bush, known to
Brenneke as a career intelligence officer dating back to his work with
the agency in Southeast Asia. Ben-Or also supplied Brenneke with
Gregg’s White House telephone nvimber and informed him that Grei;g would
be awaiting his initial call.
Brenneke phoned the White House switchboard from Portland on
November 3. 1983 after checking the number given to him against
directory information. Following a brief introduction, Brenneke
informed Gregg that he received a request from an individual familiar
to both of them and asked if it was a valid request worth pursuing
Gregg answered that he was indeed familiar with the proposal and
confirmed that Brenneke should assist in the operation, Brenneke has
furnished notes of this initial arrangement, including verification
from Gregg and the supply channels to be adopted. Ben-Or was so
confident of his relationship with Washington that he commented (after
Brenneke spoke with Gregg) that Brenneke would never have to doubt him
again .
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Needing an avenue into Central America
Brenneke solicited the aid of his close f i a ^
representative-< ^alph Johnson in December 19Ri White lUnuje t rade
Numerous calls to Johnson at his offlra I'J.'!.*.
Office Building on 17th Street appear in Rs»dvi( tve
the two months concerned. Johnson has ^ P»Hu\e l erovds i or
with a list of Central American newspaoera Bt enneke
advertisements. Johnson translater?hr
Brenneke in his own handwriting hut k ”®wspapers into Spanish for
Br.nn.ke's «sult.nt .ctm'uf’
shortly thereafter in La Prensa Lihi-a * vertisemenr .•tppo.tred
Rica. Libra, a publication in San Jo.so. Cost
S^ 4;er were invol^Td ^a^^ Sn« ^Jth ^ ^ -
P.L.O. in Portland. BrennSe wafSti i? elves of the
the Lebanese Consul . in December 1983 pinowir'^^'^''?
dlscussio1« with Bitar, Brenneke and Ra a ?
jeweler named < <teli Kas sah known to them as* ^ Pot 1 1. and
for the P.L.O. Brenneke informed his frW SalnW vepre.senf at i vo
overtures, but Johnson showed little inS^^st ^^^hf^i::"
The weaponry sale to the P.L.O., composed prlmartlv of
helicopters, was handled throueh^ilcon O
to the Libyans and terrorist training facilities in rural Oracon
negotiations over the End User Certificate. •MTHoward Se^
a firm wit"h U^— ^ tr^ ^ _ - T" mr^\ . i k UC i L i Ml - U j
a firm with offices in Hong Kong and Sydney. ^ nSlJd cL ^
stipulations while a banking scheme was erected in the Cayman Islands
successfully established as an arms de..U>r in Central
America in early 1984, Brenneke received inquiries for .irm.s purchases
rom various sources, including the Embassy of Kenva and the^South
African Embassy in Washington. While none of those partlcularre ,
merl*"dt ^"^nge three shipLnt^o; Utpot
merchandise into Panama via Yugoslavia and Bolivia. StipulationsNn
the contracts allowed the substitution of Polish or Hungirian weaDons
f the items required to fill the purchase orders could not be nr^^- -i
in Czechoslovakia. The most utilized alternative, however, was th^ '
Yugoslavian connection. A Colonel named Loncar, according to
Brenneke -s paperwork, supplied a wide variety of arms for the nerwork
^Transact: ions
The first shipment, valued at approximately $2 million, was
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purchased in Prague In December 1984 arrlvf
America a month later. The letter of cred-fe'^f ground in Central
load, estimated at $6 million, was dellv..r«.H second weapons
the arms to reach their destination In Mar?985. -
transaction, the largest of the three
The final
completed during Brennekc's forav million, was
delivery reportedly arrived after Brenn 1985. The
i„voive..„t with tL op.tati:j irtfrrJht 1:""“"““
pur=han™he\e‘poSr.Mj^ehU‘fr;rti” Sf T" ”
before .„d .fter thr"ct: f
Prague. It bears an Omnlpol sjonsorshlo
Vrana, a senior official Ir, th^ Ct.ch sL?eTaa"Lr ^
When it came to the loclstirn ■.
light weaJoi^y''shipmenL°^ 1^* fo^^L
end-user cerSficates because they ierfarensuf foreef ch°t
was deemed worthless Rath»,- were so easily forged that the paper
cu worcnress. Rather than requiring end-user certiflcateQ
Brenneke was assigned to trawl »-« n^i 4 4 ^ ^ cerciiicaces ,
:j:nsr"
tSr trfnsirtrp^Lircf^y t
control nere nike Harari and company assumed
While the shipments required on site inspection, a Paraeuavan
htHsL^tas i‘n®«T''‘J"‘ oartlfloat. for BrannaL and
s associates in at least one Instance. Brenneke has also sunolled
Investigators with names of several other mid- level
region, comprising for the most part contractors
enlisted to produce paperwork when mandated and assistance with Customs
authorities. Most notable among were Jaime Galllndo in C PafaS
Italian shipping director named Pereti.
Harari was originally sent to Panama as Noriega's control bur
eventually went into business with the Panamanian dictator becomi*r.»
sore point for Mossad in Tel Aviv. By some point in 1985^ ’ Harari "L"
ostensibly relieved of his official duties with Mossad. Will Norr>i>-o
brought the message from Israel that Harari had fallen into disfavor T
a businessman involved in drugs.
The banking for the network was handled through institut^nr^..
as Credit Suisse and Bank Worms, which provided letters of credit from
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i;0Ucsv£i thd dlx'ectlon of a man named w
V S dirllars was forwarded as the shiomenr ^^4 a^thenet. Payment in
hic»iutoka's flights from Portugal or ConeTih Yugoslavia.
A,..,,.-- .... pr.pAid by hi, co„b.°ts
r.u -11 ot hl» travels. "ossad, as were his expenses
m».nneke had one occasion to visit Muelle John Hull'
raiu'ti on Costa Rica's northern border. '
suspcnMed lor its ties to the
not question that premise.
C , I . A ,
says
He left
s 8,000 acre
Hull's facility has long been
this particular visit does
ferried a load of cmnc a a ^ ^rch or April 1985, Brenneke savs he
, , I of guns and ammunition from Panama to Muelle
u.u.nt tha Impression that the flight was bound for SanS
-vrivtns at Hull's ranch however th«^C^ resort on the bay." After
laplarad it as the payload for the ^eturn^rl^r was unloaded and cocaine
strip, he witnessed another plane with TsSr^^f ^ tn . landing
not particularly surprislne to Rr»nn»t ^ ^
thn ariwAi i nmont-o u ^ Brenneke, as he maintains that one of
the anus shipments he procured in Praeue tn lOfli; u T
U..1 1 • •!_ . ttague in iVoS was flown by the
Is, Hells to Hull s ranch and the contras via Guatemala.
planes were making regular jaunts from Panama City and Cologne to
conveisarlons^w^tr^??®® of narcotics trafficking resulted from
on thi circuit Aero -Commanders and Lears
or tS:: S^itr^StaSs.'^'"""" registered in either Panama, Colombia
trip to Medellin in 1984 to introduce
mselt and allay any fears that he might be a DEA informant ?t!!c
lOtMon practice for newcomers in Central America to visit Medellin i
order to conduct business with the required blessings Pe“S Ben
sent . Cuban escort with Brenneke. They met several peopir^osr;?''
whom were well dressed and spoke English. One of BreSe'^ Tllle
1 1 lends, an American pilot, is still involved with the network in
”heli^iccr?^r ^ completely dissociate himself from
their activities. Gary Berenwald, a former pilot for the cartel
verifies Brenneke 's activities in Central and South America. ’
Brenneke has accurately Identified the landing strips emDlnve,^ u
network in Panama. The DC -6s, DC- 7s and Lears flew ?nt-„ ^
primary locations.
~ — — — ^ — «, m ■« -r ^ ^ i i_j mr-- I 1 1. ■ ■ ■ r i t. r — i_
ed
ftn_ flaw into thro©
, strips have been independently cor-roKi-i-*- *.
by Jose Blandon, Noriega's former Intelligence officer. Panama c?^
hou.s«d the primary airstrip while Cologne provided a f^eq^rntiy
Hied alternative. The final landing area was a grass strip with
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U.S. dollars was forwarded as the shlpment'^arJlved^in^v’
Brenneke’s flights from Portugal or ComonHa ^ Yugoslavia.
Aaerica were nrenafd hv hfa . P®nhagen to Central and South
Aoerica were prepaid by his contacts in Moqq^h .. uj
for all of his travels. nossad, as were his expenses
one occasion to visl t Mimi i « t i_ ti i t
ranch on Costa Rica's northern border. Hull ’
to the C,I*A., and
s 8,000 acre
s facility has long been
s particular visit does
n March or April 1985, Brenneke says he
suspected for its ties
not question that premise*
to those in the network as a "thatched-hut resort
arriving at Hull's ranch however, the weaponry
replaced it as the payload for the
on the bay." After
was unloaded and cocaine
strio ho return trip. While on the landing
“ St.t Of David oo It. It was
the arms shlnrap r ® Brenneke, as he maintains that one of
UtaaU^ to 1" Pr»BUo In 1985 was flovn by tho
Israelis to Hull s ranch and the contras via Guatemala.
recognized the overlap between the drug and arms
b^.ness in Central America in 1984, when he found that a variety of
jaunts from Panama City and Cologne to
aedellin. His knowledge of narcotics trafficking resulted from
conversations with pilots who flew the DC-6s, Aero - Commanders and Lears
! planes were registered in either Panama, Colombia
or the United States.
Brenneke made his initial trip to Medellin in 1984 to introduce
himself and allay any fears that he might be a DEA informant. It was
co«K>n practice for newcomers in Central America to visit Medellin in
order to conduct business with the required blessings. Pessah Ben-Or
sent a Cuban escort with Brenneke. They met several people, most of
whoa were well dressed and spoke English. One of Brenneke 's close
frien^, an American pilot, is still involved with the network in
Medellin ^d would like a way to completely dissociate himself from
their activities. Gary Berenwald, a former pilot for the cartel
Brenneke 's activities in Central and South America.
Brenneke has accurately identified the landing strips employed by
the network in Panama. The DC-6s, DC- 7s and Lears flew into three
locations. These strips have been independently corroborated
by Jose Blandon, Noriega's former intelligence officer. Panama City
housed the primary airstrip while Cologne provided a frequently
alternative. The final landing area was a grass strip with
rudimentary facilities, located about 150 miles north of Panama City.
Situated in a valley, the third drop point was located on the Pacific
side of Panama, about 50 miles inland. There also existed a backup
facility in southern Panama, approximately 60-70 miles inland, to be
emtlcved in the event of complications.
A. W
Vhile centered around Hedellin, other Colombian towns also served
as export centers for the cartel, Berenquia, long known for its
significant contribution to the marijuana trade, underwent a conversion
accomodate the increasing cocaine traffic. Brenneke
trar^sition from marijuana to cocaine as profits in the
concomitantly w’ith cocaine's emergence. Villa de Cencio,
of Bogota and approximately 250 miles inland, was an
loading port for the cocaine flights to Panama.
Ctc£ the planes returned from Colombia to Panama, the cargo was
for the 30 St part shipped to the United States on planes with tags from
outside the region. The exceptional case was the trip Brenneke made in
August 19; 5 from Medellin to Amarillo aboard a DC -6 owned by the
Colombians. Brenneke had taken an aircraft down to the main airport
and vas to catch another plane back to Panama when Ben- Or suggested
that he fill the seat left vacant by an ill co-pilot. The DC- 6 had
already been fueled and loaded for the trip.
me
aircraft vas familiar to Brenneke as one of the many planes
been remodeled for smaller cargo outside of Los Angeles at a
River shop run by Victor Sharp and Andy Quayle. The firm was
"or facilitating the transition from the less profitable
SI ness to the cocaine empire. Complete with newly designed
cargo doers and nets, the aircraft was capable of handling 20-24,000
However this particular load was only approximately 15 x 8 x
In addition to Brenneke and an American pilot still employed
the third member of the crew resembled something of a
a Hispanic passenger who remained in the body of the plane
bv
the
Br
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ve r the
outsica a
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A ^ w#
' s j sunc norch was uneventful until they approached, the
;r where they threw the throttles up and flew extremely low
^•ater hefere returning to 3.000-4,000 feet and following the
r about rwentv minutes . The three arrived at the dirt strip
f Anarillo at night, where they were met by a ground crew
Iv of Kispanics. After Brenneke started walking for the
he crew kicked him up and drove him in a four-wheel drive to
where he*^was to catch the next flight home to Portland.
- ■ " ^ ■
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• ^ m
aval lao ^ a
ngaments surrounding the shipment were not made
and he does not know how or when the DC -6 was
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returned to Colombia He does know that portions of the profits were
channeled back into the aras supply network while the majority of the
money was simply deposited in a multitude of banks
While Brenneke's personal bank account was set up at Citibank, the
network s money was washed through Citibank Dhubai, sLk Brusselles
^bert and Zug, a Swiss bank located just south of Zurich. Zug then
tr^sferred the money back to Bank Worms and Credit Suisse, which
c!MbLroSLr?“f^ Institutions for the operati;n. Tlie
T M niifavc o ^ .i” ^ Ahmed Saeed Bin Breek, and a man named
ram -J t h p ^perv se t e transactions at Bank Lambert. Many of the
channeled through I.F.M.A., and
Mika Harar^ • ^ ®pen ently Confirmed Brenneke's company as "one of
Mike Harari s money laundering fronts."
handled by John Melina, a banker in Panama
City who handled investments for both Harari and Noriega. Melina was
better kno^ as an accountant for Ron Martin's business in
foS murdered outside of a bank in Panama City in
’ renne e ^ rst met Ron Martin In Miami in the early 1970 's while
Martin was installing fence posts for Sears, Years later, Martin
ecame a direct competitor with the Israelis and I.M.I. Friction
beween. Harari and Martin precluded a working relationship, thus the
network s warehouses and equipment were never shared. Brenneke had
ties to the Tamiami Gun Shop through its owner John Caton.
His link to Ron Martin was facilitated by a Cuban named Manny
Rivas, who for years operated in Bolivia and Central America as an
associate of Martin's. Brenneke's involvement with Martin included
setting up a casino in the Grand Canary Islands as well as handling
various financial transactions through I.F.M.A, in Panama. Brenneke
has reason to believe that portions of the weapons ostensibly bound
for the contras were resold to Martin. Brenneke is also acutely aware
of Martin's drug trafficking activities in the region.
In August 1985 , there was a meeting held at Howard Air Force Base
to discuss the Increasing role of drug shipments in the Central
American network. Brenneke maintains that Felix Rodriguez flew down to
Panama City to Insure the group of pilots and Mossad operatives that
drugs were not an integral aspect of the operation. Although Rodriguez
has denied any activity in Panama under oath before Congress, Brenneke
asserts that Rodriguez commended the participants in the network for
doing good work. In reality, cocaine shipments expanded from about
percent of their business at the outset in 1983 to around sixty to
seventy percent by the fall of 1985.
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KKci wopk «lloi Ufomu'kn ' fi tlljj.Ut l »> Aui<ulll(>. ho wn!i in
rm t Uuul lor hist wfuitUug fmnivm ^iiuy nu
Howard All Form Ua*m wuri Ukoly liuUl Moiunttnui
ApptMU lop. ia n«j»t ly prowjiiul tatlgoofi, 1\» oiuioko
t nu'fiwaji^o that *'what ymi m o dn 1 or lu In t ho
wc»*ro wlnoiup. l lut w#
10, t ho son.slon at
in I a t o Aup,tOi t ,
Hi\yn Rndi I oonvoytul
not loiuil iiitorost .
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him.Holl nti An omlsAi
Uhllo ho did not nun
l\ i H i o I a 1 1 o nsi h I p wit
•ITAGl.
I b‘ \
UiiuULn&ilQKU
In S«ptorah«r cm
cloAA down I.F.M.A,
Amo i' lea. According
docldod to tako ovit
avor talking about t
Panama » Ermmako w/is
loadad with cocaine
counterparts photogi
making it clear that
authorities if he cl
On St’tptember 2^
Brenneke at the Seat
paperwork on Central
handwritten receipt
notebook. Brenneke
search because his <
Portland, knew he w<
that he brought the
>
Brenneke ' s Invt
shipments of bloc w«
to the Nicaraguan n
5Msd,.pjvt;i«s >*»«!. S'
Bj:flht bltlQn w ith ■{> )
player in one such *
BiilllQa ixm
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The meeting with Rodriguez, Ben-Or and company fell approximately
one week after Brenneke’s flight to Amarillo.
Portland for his wedding anniversary on August
Howard Air Force Base was likely held sometime
Appearing in neatly pressed fatigues, Brenneke
the message that "what you are doing is in the
we ' re winning the w£
had been working out
himself as an emiss£
While he did not met
his relationship wit
c* he was in
10, the session at
in late August,
.'jays Rodriguez conveyed
national Interest . , .
^■nco
Winding Down
In September oi
close down l.F.M.A.
America . According
decided to take out
ever talking about i
Panama, Brenneke was
loaded with cocaine
counterparts photogi
making it clear thal
authorities if he cl
On September 2^
Brenneke at the Seal
paperwork on Centra*,
handwritten receipt
notebook. Brenneke
search because his i
Portland, knew he w<
that he brought the
Brenneke ' s lnv<
shipments of bloc w«
to the Nicaraguan r«
ouehout the so-ci
third parties was s<
M
his relatlonsnxp wxi
m Tiding DovQ
In September oi
close down I.F.M.A.
friu ftr ice • According
decided to take out
ever talking about 1
Panama , Brenneke was
loaded with cocaine
counterparts photogi
making it clear thal
authorities if he cl
On September 2^
Brenneke at the Seal
paperwork on Centra!
handwritten receipt
notebook. Brenneke
search because his <
Portland, knew he ws
that he brought the
Third Party Assistai
Brenneke * s inv<
shipments of bloc w<
to the Nicaraguan r<
throughout the so-cs
third parties was s<
prohibition with a i
player in one such <
million from Kuwait
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His initial contacts with the Kuwaitis, confirmed by his telephone
records and voluminous R.C,A. cable traffic, began in February 1984 and
escalated through March, April and June. Brenneke was then
hv^Zaid Sherida . a Palestinian living in Kuwait , Sherida ran two
trading companies for the ruling elite in Kuwait, the'^Kuwait Tra ding
rnnma nv and^heem Trading and Contracting Company . Known largely as
fronts for government operations, these trading companies performed a
variety of tasks, most often for the Ministry of Defense and the
Ministry of the Interior.
The Kuwaiti Minister of Defense visited the United States in April
1984 in an attempt to acquire the Stinger missile for his country’s
arsenal. When the proposal was officially refuted, the Kuwaitis
planned a transfer to the contras in order to facilitate their progress
on the Stinger. Brenneke was approached by Sherida in the fall of 1984
in Frankfurt to negotiate the logistics of the contribution. A second
meeting with Sherida and ^obert Send took place later in the year at
the Hilton in Zurich,
Send has been publicly confirmed as an asset of the Central
Intelligence Agency in his dealings in the Persian Gulf and in Central
America, Senci’s contacts in the agency were the late D.C.I.A. William
Casey and a senior Iranian counter-terrorism official. His vast
experience in intelligence matters pertaining to Iran made him privy to
information regarding the airlift Brenneke participated in at the
outset of the 1980' s. Send was also aware that Brenneke Vs associate
in the operation, Will Northrop, had "extensive activity in Iran.
^^ Brenneke maintains that the money from Kuwait was channeled
thr ou gh P anama , at one point passing throuRh his laund>ering firm^
I.F.M.A, in Panama City . Following the two meetings to discuss the
financial arrangements, the transaction was consvunmated in early 1985.
Send recently agreed to meet with International Center staff, at which
time he confirmed that Brenneke was known to Kuwaiti government
officials as someone with extensive contacts in Saudi Arabia and the
U.A.E. who was also plugged in to Central America, He added that he
was aware of people describing Brenneke *s time spent in Kuwait and that
Brenneke was taken seriously by the government there as one recruiting
sponsors for the contras.
Former F.D.N. leader Chicano Cardenal asserts that Send
approached him in the fall of 1984 to sit on a board of trustees to
oversee private contributions to the contras, an offer he refused.
' ^Senci acknowledges that he has met Sherida, — and he knows . him tp_
operate a front for the ruling family in Kuwait^.
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that "Shawl" told him to make the call. In addition to his personal
distaste for the narcotics trafficking, it seemed to him that the
Kossad operatives were distressed by the magnitude of the operation
well. He also phoned Don Gregg later in 1985 to express his
disaffection for the second drug flight, whereupon he says Gregg
threatened him with the Justice Department if he ever disclosed the
operation.
Aside from Gregg, Brenneke registered his discontent with his
former classmate Ralph Johnson, now a senior official in the State
Department. Several calls. Including one he received from the late
William Casey, preceded a January 6, 1986 letter from brenneke to
Johnson. The communication detailed the pervasive nature of t e s
network and explicitly pinpointed U.S. government acquiescence.
Brenneke made known his intention to withdraw from all aspects
operation, a sentiment he repeated in telephone conversations wi
various U.S. officials.
Beginning in January and continuing into February 1986 Brenneke
was instructed to travel to Europe and gather all of the
paperwork on the network In Central
America and travel vouchers, were forwarded from J
Paris to Lt. Col. E. Douglas Menarchik via ^i^h
Washington. Brenneke has documented his stay in T p
Delarocque and Ben Menashe. where they discussed precautions^^
F^'lli^in^ his^stint^'in’^S?® Jr^e^^rennSe telephoned Don Gregg from
Paris on Februanj 15. ^\^g®^gtainirtS°doc^^ with
agenda for the discussion. He has retaineo t
the corresponding replies elicited fr dealings in Central
encompassed both the De^van ° document calls placed to
America. Brenneke ‘s office phone he was in
the Los Angeles and Bever y ^ purpose of
conveying his whereabouts as he travels .
^ Pentaeon officials, Brenneke appeared in
At the request of several -t the Holiday Inn in Crystal
Washington May 27-30, 1986 for a me ^ Hajor Stewart attended the
City. Franklin Lomax, °Rrenneke the Central American operation
meeting in which. ° -y- diseased along with the potential
p^^iwBft Titation
While his o
phone logs document calls made to Lt, Col.
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Menarchik in the vice president's office in February and March 1986 »
an official record of his conversations with Gregg has not yet been
produced. Brenneke did, however, maintain contemporaneous notes of two
discussions he had with Gregg. He asserts that his calls to Gregg were
made on U.S, Sprint access codes given to him by the Israelis, took
place while he was in London or Paris, or were conducted on secure
lines from a C.I.A. office in Portland occupied at the time by Jim
Assures. Typically, the codes would remain "live" for six to eight
hours and would then be switched so that calls could not be monitored.
Additional telephone calls , including extensive contact with Ralph
Johnson and conversations with the C.l.A, in Los Angeles, are
documented by Brenneke *s phone logs from his office in Lake Oswego.
Appendix II provides information relating to Brenneke *s work in
Central America,
From Ambivalence to Pentabilltv: Washington Responds
These assertions have met nothing but the strictest denials.
Gregg maintains that he has never spoken to Richard Brenneke while
Johnson insists that he never received the handwritten communication
from his college classmate. Phyllis Oakley, the State Department's
spokesperson on the matter, has said that Johnson immediately put
Brenneke *s January 6 letter into the proper channels by forwarding the
material to Langley. Clearly Johnson felt the C.l.A. to be the logical
recipient of material from Brenneke, whether it was Demavand or drugs
in Central America. Yet the C.l.A. has curiously denied any
relationship whatsoever with Brenneke. Johnson also mysteriously
appears in Brenneke 's notes on meetings in London and Nice with John
Delarocque and Michael Surer, Johnson's arrival date and hotel
information in London appear, along with the name and number of an
Economic Counselor, with references to "timing" and "nervous re-
supply," Brenneke maintains that he had no information that Johnson
was to meet him in London until Johnson surprised him with a telephone
call to that effect.
Several government agencies have impeded an investigation into
Brenneke 's assertions by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Thus
far, the U.S. Customs Service has misled Congress with respect to their
relationship with Brenneke, and both the F.B.I* and the C.l.A, have
^eftjsed to cooperate with Capitol Hill investigators. In addition,
Donald Gregg and Lt. Col. Menarchik have refused to speak to Senate
Foreign Relations Counsel Jack Blum. Menarchik, a squadronmate of
Buzz Sawyer's at the Air Force Academy, continues to refuse comment on
his seven minute telephone conversation with Brenneke on March 4, 1986,
Perhaps foremost in the refusals to cooperate with the Senate
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Foreign RfcUtlons Coj^lttee Ir^s been the which to date has
dmuUd Che release of ^ single piece of paper on Brenneke. Brenneke
obtained access to his file from the F.B.I. in late 1985 He asserts
that Che file came to the conclusion that he had worked in some
rapacity with the C.I.A. and that his White House contact was Ralph
Johriijon ,
Thic agancy has gone to great lengths to discredit the Brenneke
saga, issuing a very rare statement denying Brenneke's affiliation.
rhH statement, not surprisingly, does not hold up to intense scrutiny.
While the C.I.A. maintains they obtained the name of the signatory to
the Infamous June 20, 1979 letter from The Oregonian, both James Long
*md hla former partner at The Oregonian, Leslie Zaltz, emphatically
deny over having seen the letter or conveying the information to the
C.I.A. The Oregonian has also said in print that they have. never been
furnished a copy of the letter in question. In addition, the agency
misquoted the date of the letter that fueled the public statement for
Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) . That, coupled with the nebulous source
of the C.I.A. *s information, makes Brenneke* s relationship with the
U,S, intelligence cooomunity less lucid, giving rise to new questions
without answers.
Since the press conference staged by McConnell to unveil the
mysterious C.I.A. denial, Brenneke has written to McConnell asking to
take part in the next public debate over his credibility. For reasons
unknown to those attending the last session of hearings held by the
Subcommittee on Narcotics and Terrorism, McConnell chose to assail
Brenneke as a liar and a forgerer without provocation. Brenneke wrote
to McConnell to reconfirm his intention to cooperate with the
Subcommittee at their request. Since that time, he has assisted the
staff of the Foreign Relations Committee with leads which verify his
claims .
Brenneke was originally identified as a C.I.A. contractor In a
February 1987 piece in the New York Times, following the release of his
documents from the Evans trial in New York. On May 23, Newsweek
introduced the controversy behind Brenneke and his allegations, raising
further questions about the role of the vice president's office In the
contra resupply operation. Brenneke then appeared in two consecutive
pieces on A.B.C. News /World News Tonight, one of which was the lead
story on May 23. The C.B.S. Evening News followed A.B.C. 's lead.
Since that time, stories have appeared on Brenneke and his alleged link
to Don Gregg In various regional publications,
Brenneke has recently appeared on nationally televised broadcasts
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on C.N,N.» incxuaj^iife caiivln show "Larry Kins Uv«”
ever controversial "Crossfire" with Pat Buchanan and Tom hradciM
During the Crossfire appearance* John Daugherty of i\w Couik (J iat
Amf^rican Security stated thar i..*’ „ . .
I n f o ruio I 1 e> n i ha t i h tt a i** /
g -rr * ^vpiui
Inter -American Security stated that he nau inrormai lem i ha
plans to introduce a lawsuit against Brenneke for falfillyl
information. The validity of this information Is (tiil>ioua ac best,
likely put forth for the sole purpose of dlacredltlng lirenneke-s
allegations .
Conclusion
Given the denials put forth and the difficulty in obtaining
information from government channels* energies should be focused ori
several leads in Brenneke's saga which have not yet been checked Mnsr:
crucial among these is John Delarocque in Saint TropoE, He will not
only elucidate Arie Ben Menashe's perplexing role, but ho purportedly
has access to Hossad as well.
It seems that Bernard Veillot is not inclined to speak favorably
of Breimeke, although he says Brenneke portrayed himself as an emissary
of the vice-president. Aside from Delarocque* other sources stand out
in their knowledge of Brenneke and his dealings:
Harry Rupp
Gary Berenwald
Bob Senci
Manny Rivas
Ed Dickstein
Will Northrop
Klaus Dieter-Lensch
Fritz Haenard
Based on the information found in Appendix I* Jose Blandon, Woody
Elston* David Lopez, Jacques Mathenet and Zald Sherida should each back
separate aspects of Brenneke's assertions, whether through direct
contact or via a third party.
August 25, 1988
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31-10-180-229
31-10-220-111
J.*Mukhtar, Ahnod -- bualn^aa aasoc_
and the End User Certificate for th
Abu Dhabi
of Kaaaab’s handling flnanclnj
P » L . 0 , arras a c qu 1 n 1 1 ton f r om
'■ Counter-Intelligence;
received docj^ent package contelnlng the wrapup of Demavand
through the US Embassy In Parla; relayed Incriminating
n oration to Lt. Col. Doug Manarchlk In the White House for Vice
President Bush.
Ash, Stan -- associate of Brenneke’s Involved In Middle East hostage
negotiations; currently In Portland
503-684-5345
503-639-1786
Assuraa, Jla -- retired C.l.A. agent In Portland, Oregon; the agency
office is now defunct; his primary duty was tracking Soviet ships
In the Pacific; in the office when Brenneke made calls to Gregg on
the agency's secure lines; located In the Federal Building In
downtown Portland; number found in Brenneke *s phone books
503-221-4033 (Inoperable)
Bartholomew, Eugene -- Australian official of Howard See International
who handled the negotiations over the Mirage/helicopter sales to
the P.L.O, In late 1983
02-267-6188
Telex; AA72908 AACCOM
Benes, Col, Robert -- French Intelligence In the Middle East; worked
with Brenneke on a number of items, Including the T-80 proposal’
hls name appears In Brenneke 's phone books
Ben Menashe, Ariel -- the key figure to be tracked down; mysterious
Mossad official fronting the money for the Central American arms
shipments; Hossad claims they do not know him; most likely found
19
«f«ii
. - VJ
c.e.'V ,
r 'T. >Tis
Jl-A ^ , H » ,
through John Da larocque in Francs
-Or, Pessah — Hossad*s statj
Aviv and. o^^iuen at Israeli Aircraft ir^
on chief ir. Gue-&n.aia; also in Tei
he nen^o^ic iiaxairij has xapo
i rh V
Hlib- £ ^.4
involvement to the Fore
4i A 4^^
'tfi T
rrc
* •
his post he
r ^ ^
s deposition on his
m.
policy: also rxtr
mi s t rv '■' t-, t ^ ^
__ - ^ *s^* 2 .e* as ar* insurance
^o na'i^e sore ^ ^ ■»■ ^ *
television to that effect- vis_h Israeli
r.-^ar in Europe at tha oitfat
to have given Brannak. u.s. Spri;-i!.%b;;t 11®"-^“°"*’
- - t.^-^oers to use * tecazae upset
involvement in jx - ^ j
-ws-u 1 C* T - ^ «-enw^a. and was in attendance
aw w*.t6 mee^i-Liig with Felix Rodrie^^ez ^ j
iggc; ^TL ra n e nt ia on tne suoject in
502-2*318-967
2-2-322-258
ith the
: Shiram DTS Inc, , 5
'Frf 36th St*, Miami
inv'o 1 vement in
Correctional
pilot for the cartel who att
Central and South America;
in California
ts to
4!clce
Terminal Island
213-831-8961
Bilek,
with
- Deputy Director of
on weaponry purchases
Kaderabeck was unavailable
Nekazanka 11
2 1 Praha
: 21 40
112
1, Czechoslovakia
11 1
121 299 or 121 297
- - Lebanese Consul
1983 to
for the transaction
Scottsdale, Arizona; the
owner of a Portland jewe
representative for the P.L.O.
in
in Portland who approached Brenneke in
to the P . L . 0 . ; Brenneke * s
Marshall Sandler, now
was completed through Eli
Iry store and a purchasing
Blandon, Jose
*s former Panamanian intelligence o
Kerry that Noriega could damage Bush; strong
corroboration for Brenneke *s Panamanian connection given to ABC
News/World News Tonight; shared an office with Harari at PDF;
recalls I,F,M.A. as "one of Mike Harari*s money laundering
companies;" knows of Will Northrop 's presence in Central America
for Mossad; confirms the four secret airstrips identified by
Brenneke
Boyle, -- mysterious N,S,A. official
references in Brenneke *s notes, particularly
Delarocque files; ostensibly a former bigwig
Corporation for many years; supposedly served
and brought his deputy Claude Lang from
Demavand; frequent
in the Veillot and
in Westinghouse
in Europe with them
e into the arms
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through John Delarocque in France
Ben-Or, Pessah -- Mossad's station chief r’ .. n -■ .
Aviv and often at Israeli Aircraft S M^ai?-
the network with Harari; has reporteSl7Si;n
involvement to the Foreign Ministrv i. t® deposition on his
^ ^ * iiiiirscry in Israel as an insurance
policy: also rumored to have gone on camera with Israeli
number in Europe at the outlet of ti^ ^
to have given Brenneke U.S. SpriL nlw®
involvement m Central America and was in attendance
at the meeting with Felix Rodriguez in Panama on the subject in
502-2-318-967
502-2-322-258
305-884-2224: Shiram DTS Inc., 5643 NW 36th St., Miami
I Gary - - pilot for the
involvement in Central and South
Correctional Center in California
213-831-8961
Bilek, Joseph -- Deputy Director of External Affairs
Brenneke on weaponry purchases if Kaderabeck
Nekazanka 11
112 21 Praba 1, Czechoslovakia
Phone: 21 40 11 1
: 121 299 or 121 297
who attests to Brenneke 's
; now at Terminal Island
at Omnipol; dealt
unavailable
1983 to
associate for the
in
, owner of a
Consul in Portland who approached Brenneke
arms sales to the P.L.O.; Brenneke 's
transaction was Marshall Sandler, now residing
; the transaction was completed through Eli
Portland jewelry store and a purchasing
the P.L.O.
■m
in
Blandon, Jose
Noreiga's former Panamanian intelligence officer
L, Kerry that Noriega could damage Bush; strong
corroboration for Brenneke *s Panamanian connection given to ABC
News/World News Tonight; shared an office with Harari at PDF;
recalls I*F.M,A* as "one of Mike Harari* s money laundering
companies;" knows of Will Northrop 's presence in Central America
for Mossad; confirms the four secret airstrips identified by
Brenneke
Boyle, -- mysterious N.S.A. official supervising Demavand; frequent
references in Brenneke *s notes, particularly in the Veillot and
Delarocque files; ostensibly a former bigwig in Westinghouse
Corporation for many years; supposedly served in Europe with them
and brought his deputy Claude Lang from Westinghouse into the arms
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network with him; he is actually a
T.R.W., a former N.S.A. speclaliar named Harry Rafstaeder of
Paris; had links to Ed Wilson.
sensitive equipment to Amin and Secord; sold
Braver. Robert C. -- F.B.I. staff f
in Washington; received Brenneke ^Paclal Prosecutor Lawrence Walsh
Portland in December 1986* in nn °*^^®nts from Loran Lindsay in
return of Brenneke's material* ^CDP regarding the
Brenneke on Erwin Pardue and Jo material from
ties to Central America* also 4 abez who claim to have agency
on Mike Maple and a pronosert h information from Brenneke
Brenneke retained copieroftK Chinese;
his conversations with Brenneke ’ ®®®®^^ding to notes of
Singlaub and the Atlanta C-4 stockpile^ knowledge of
202-383-5474
Breek, Ahmed Saeed Bin
financial transactions
103276;
- Vice President
ior the Demavand
at Citibank Dhubai
network -- account
handled
nxiinber
Telex: 45422
sale’t^the"p°L.o[ In^^PortT intermediary on the 1983 arms
one who introduced him to aras ’ Brenneke ' s documents as
ucea him to arms procurement officials from Libya
Callahan, Norman D*
the Demavand proj
associate of Svendsen*s who supervised
trom its inception
Casey, General William -- New YovV j
B renneke -fn York-based arms broker involved with
crenneke in transfers to various Middle Eastern countries
212-282-6842
oaton, «John
owns the Tamlami Gun Shop In Miami
persoMl noces o£*C^nnek*™^regardlng*the rfvlJal extensive
the T-80 in 1986; probably his flofe^? c^ntacnf cSe P^r""
all contact was sent to his home address in Virginia nev
Pentagon; one reference indicates a discussion of ^he
in Central America drug involvement
Army Intellig
Arlington Hall
Arlington, VA
202-692-1062 -
and Security Command
Station
22212-5000
692-6623 -- 804-359-4825
Home : 703 - 642 - 1540
4910 Herkimer Street
Annandale , VA 22003
Churcher, Jerenqr -- British arms deal
Demavand discussions
er involved with Brenneke in
Clayton, General Willian F. -- t- 80 proiect
Department of the Army Special Operations
: Brenneke has a letter from him
supervision for the
and Plans; General
Conway , J la -
Ways on* s
U.S. Customs in Portland, Oregon; partner of Harvey
503-221-2871
^the^Anr i 1 * 1 q French businessman originally *'stung"
York/Bermuda operation; indicted before the
let All Veillot; currently
lllttl.l to have extensive
find A-r< u dealings with Iran; should also know how to
Mo^af “‘■'“he; Branneka's notas raflacc hla accass to
in
c
33-94-97-3051
33-94-97-4330
33-94-43-6227
^ Kuwait; dealt with Brenneke on
p<^rchases; Brenneke has documents certifying Diab’s stay
cable^and^^ meetings between the two; extensive RCA
‘’k^SucW- Intamational , Inc. official in Carlisle,
, ^°”8time associate of Brenneke' s in the arms business*
in°whirh*^d Kendall, he attended the May 1986 Pentagon meetiAg
contex?ifwScrS "ot recall "the ®
context In which they were mentioned." Kendall Arms Internat^nr,iB^
s now facing bankruptcy and is currently negotiating a "sink or
swim contract with the Pentagon on a new lightweight rifle.
606-987-6946
606-987-6959
Dufays, J M. -- supervised Demavand banking transactions
Lambert for H.R. Jones
at Brusselles
322-517-2111
Telex: 64087 BBLNN B
Bob -- C. I.A. official operating with Kerritt in London
22
Elston, Woody -- was a G.I.A a^prit- t
two or three times regarding his invoW "‘P** Brenneke
and Central America: notes of tLsrei
R-rpnneke's daiTv Ino-c- >,-r u "®®® conversations can be found in
offi« "“"‘’P" Brenneke's books are
whieh^turn un nenbers) in Los Angeles
also extends to having Eldon's bo™ Brenneke s contact with him
on June ^th stating we were headed in the right direction with
Brenneke's information as it relates to a ®
apparently involved in the T-80 discussion more than with
*"«rica; Dick says Elston was not happy
t ^f«ibn in Central America; categorized informers as
cmnVA nr\l ormation is sound, if you clear away the
f of !b ^ people who are complete and total liars,
for whatever reason; 3. People who a have picked up one or two
f baonf trying to use that information to jump on
swing a deal for themselves." According to Elston,
Brenneke falls into the first category.
213-336-6841
T j*^^**^ purchaser for the Minister of Defense; approached
Bre^eke in London in order to "return the favor" by selling
imited arms into Central America, causing Brenneke to phone Don
approval; request was followed up by a C.I.A. agent
n^med H.R. Jones in London
Gallindo, Jaime -- Brazilian provider
interference when needed; resides in
Brenneke's documents along with other
an affiliation with Aero-Spatiale in
of E.U.C.s and Customs
La Paz and is listed in
contractors ; apparently
has
contra
; denies any
in March 1986
C.I.
operations
to the Vice President for National Security
contact with Brenneke; says when call came
‘ he refused it and passed it to Menarchik-
of 28 years; former N.S.C. planner for
to his present position
202-395-4212
- - Hossad
from Panama; shared an o
his office with the PDF;
Mika Harari ' s money
apnt; closest to Noriega; ran the network
fice with Jose Blandon in addition to
Blandon refers to I.F.M.A. as "one of
companies;" now an outcast in
busi
3.n oil and ^
Brenneke in the Middle
Michael Sinton's in
company which dealt with
o;
303-779-4130
23
Woody ii C. f . A, In Los Angeles; spoke with Brenneko
two or three t. regard I hlfj I nvolvenient in the Middle East
iind Central Aipijt'lca; noteii ol flinne conversations can be found in
Brennoke * s dally loga; hi a phom^ nvimhers in Brenneke*s books are
Agency office listing;! (both old ^ind new numbers) in Los Angeles
which turn up on his f olMphoiHs hi J 1 ,s ; Bronneke^s contact with him
also extends to having KlfstonV*^ lioinn Tmmbcr; I.C.D.P. conversation
on June 13th stating we worts hoarleft In the right direction with
Brenneke ' a information a^i it: rtilnt es to Central America;
apparently Involved in the T BO fUscusston more than with
Brenneke* s work in Central America, Dick says Elston was not happy
about the situation In Central America; categorized informers as
1^ People whose basic information Is sound , if you clear away the
smoke or elaboration; 2, People who are complete and total liars,
for whatever reason; 3. People who a have picked up one or two
facts somewhere and are trying to use that information to jump on
a bandwagon or swing a deal for themselves/* According to Elston,
Brenneke falls Into the tirst category.
213-336-6841
Etebarlan, -- Iranian purchaser for the Minister of Defense; approached
Brenneke in London in order to ** return the favor" by selling
limited arms into Central America, causing Brenneke to phone Don
Gregg for approval; request was followed up by a C*I.A. agent
named H.R. Jones in London
Gallindo, Jaime -- Brazilian provider of E.U,C*s and Customs
interference when needed; resides in La Paz and is listed in
Brenneke *s documents along with other contractors; apparently has
an affiliation with Aero-Spatlale in Paris
Gregg, Donald -- Assistant to the Vice President for National Security
Affairs; denies any contact with Brenneke; says when call came
through in March 1986 he refused it and passed it to Menarchik;
career C.I.A. officer of 28 years; former N,S,C, planner for
contra operations prior to his present position
202-395-4212
Harari, Michael -- Hossad agent; closest to Noriega; ran the network
from Panama; shared an office with Jose Blandon in addition to
his office with the PDF; Blandon refers to I.F.M.A. as "one of
Mika Harari *s money laundering companies;** now an outcast in
Mosaad
arbart, Gary --
oparataa an oil
Brannake in the
business associate of Michael Sinton's in Colorado;
and gas exploration company which dealt with
Middle East
303-779-4130
303-771-0363
Hood, Jon M. -- U.S. Customs Service o ^ t
receipted a notebook of Brenneke ' s in
Seattle/Tacoma Airport, asking -t f ^
America" ® "the key to Central
September
confiscated and
1985 at the
206-442-0554
Hooten, Col. Eyvon R.
an Air Force officer;
in the Holiday Inn in
Dickstein
Chiefs of Staff;
Crystal meeting on May 28. 1986
y cai City; can be verified by Kendall and
communication to Vice^Pref idint^B^^b^i delivered Brenneke 's 1986
Service, hes verified S
503-238-8440
503-635-2781
and his home n^ieMppear
Brenneka's contact fnr operations in the ltlr"n^ direotorles, was
provided hi. Che Inforaatlon on Deparcent;
Central America rbT-rt..<v>, " establishing arms connections in
aotuaUy^pe^ef JrS Prensf
of Brenneke 's lett^ap- a i- act tole hinges on his receipt
been OW for yea« ^ o 1 "avo
Jesuit Hiryb c i f ^®-6- Christmas card exchanges); went to
Br:Lke-®JlsU.°d aJ"st:n'h"‘‘Br U-iver'aliy with
6 by Parry and Barger referred ®t home June
in Ute* B3'‘2:: eX ?lBMt“”r''f ' ' ‘^o lTo.
nonvera.tloL“t ^t^i^ "*
202
202
202
703
647
647
647
533
7507
7505
4000
7778
Jones, H.R. C.I.A. agent in Paris said to have assumeH tK
operation for Washington when Brenneke et al dissolv^ thSr
n^vement; started a company called Universal Aerospace
U.S.; opened accounts at Iran’s Bank Mel w •
n on, Brusselles Lambert, Citibank Dhubai and Credit An t a
Wien for the Iranian F4 purchases Anstadt in
Kaderabeck, Ivan -- Commercial Director at Omniool In p
to"^ '=*'* "•“Pon'T shlpaents to L Po"
Panes, hos^o hss hotel receipts end his inX^ pX^t
24
from May 1985 stamped and signed Kx. n
official of the Czech secret service • Vrana, a senior
meetings set up in 198A in Vi^j^pio * "u ^ documents refer to
buyers (Panama — NO and Bolivia - YES) appropriate
Ivfiri
Commercial Director
Nekazanka 11
^2®choslovakia
Phone: 21 40 51 i wv^Kia
Telex; 121 299 or 121 297
Kassab, Eli -- purchasing renresprit-an c
Brenneke and Sandler in a late 19s^ P.L.O. who dealt with
score in Portland; Brenneke ’ s^fn owns a Jewelry
handled through an attorney named Mf 1 transaction was
ran a P.L.O. training camp in ch*> ^^on 0. Brown, who purportedly
6 P in the mountains of Oregon
Kendall, Ann -- Secretary of Kendall t
Presley is President* arm*? i Arms International; her husband
time; attended Pentagon meetlnrwltrR^®^® Brenneke ’s for some
h==It.„t to verify .cruel
With . co„tr.ct\o. ,eLS: «
606-987-6946
606-987-6959
in London with Ellis for the T 80 t ^ ^ ^ C.I.A. operative;
^ • • r>,L t I . inquiries; Brenneke
y ve had substantial contact over the years
maintains that
Boyle
■sTw;;tIn^:L:"Sc"'"-“^ 5upposedly_a former deputy of
Daloa Finance Inc7 in Panama with Be^aS%e"iUot ^ 0 ^"''"= """
of trading arms
the purpose
= HO 1 .
Chf lir 1984 meeting in Vienna with Kaderabeck at
the Intercontinental Hotel; relayed to Brenneke that k 1
thought favorably of him and the relations^r
49-5251
49-5641
49-5641
7991 Paderborn
2912 Warburg
6366 Warburg
Telex:
Telex:
Telex :
49-5641-8975 Main
841-17564110 Warburg
841-936792 Paderborn
28 19^^Si^" ■* official also in attendance
“ r fiu"! ^ ‘="‘'
the May
25
Loncar Colonel -- Yugoslavian arms dealer associated with Brenneke
over the years, telegrams in Brenneke 's files indicate a close
relationship; served as a provider of Bloc weaoonrv in the same
fashion as Kaderabeck and Bilek
Lopez , David -
to the C * I . A ,
weaponry in
at Omnipol in Prague
attorney in New York said to have signed
n 1973 ^
over
in
212-758-2102
Maenfl-rd, Fritz German who facilitated contact with Onmipol over the
arms purchases j due to Kaderabeck* s initial fear of exposure he
desired a "middle man;" helped to set up original meetings in 1984
and handled the follow-up on one weapons purchase with Brenneke,
had direct access to the Swiss banks along with Peter Schlegel;
Brenneke introduced Maenard to Schlegel; thereafter the
relationship between Brenneke and Maenard went sour, and Brenneke
dealt directly with Omnipol officials; Maenard appears in telex
traffic between Lensch and Brenneke in 1984; he can attest to^
Brenneke *s initial meeting at the Intercontinental Hotel in Vienna
in December 1984 and the fact that Brenneke stayed at the
Albatross Hotel in Vienna
41-21-532-197
41-21-511-009
Mathenet, Jacques -- runs Bank Worms in Geneva; handled
transactions for the arms network
McClanahan, Roger -- C.I.A. agent in Seattle who appears in Brenneke 's
phone books along with an address
206-442-0824
Menarchik, Lt. Col. E. Douglas -- Assistant to the
Kilitary Affairs; handled response letter to Brenneke ^
1986 ; ^dered the confiscation of all Demavand “^t^rials in
Central America and Europe, sending Brenneke ®
document gathering spree; will be reassigned “
the NATO War College in Brussels; was a classmate and w^ " ®
Sawyer's squadron at the Air Force Academy along with the editor
of Soldier of Fortune magazine
202-395-4223
now
Mlddendorf , J . »1U1» “ trL^prarEco;;.^
the State Brenneke and his operations »hlle at
thf^^iS ' Department ; phone reoords docn«ent the conversations
Northrop. Will •- confirmed In Tel Aviv as an agent for Mossed; was the
26
operative ostensibl%^ In charge ,* -r -iopi
' S'- ^ne Iranxan Jews operation 19ol“
S3, netted the release of 3 . OGD Jews froa Iran; his presence In
Central .^rica has been confirmed by Jose Blandon; indicted in
the April arms stins and is awaiting the Demavand trial In
Sew ^ork, reporwedly posted §2G nillion for bail but has not been
allowed to return to Israel; enlgrated to Israel in the mid-
1970' s; authorities trying to deport his wife from the U.S. while
he is confined i»o OjCA.anosa City* now W'oriclng for a law firm nanied
Claro and Johnston, lsa.s seen Brenrieke's * footprints” in
but has not contir^ed actual tiee tings with him;
ir the code nane of Sasba; maintains that he is
part of the Horthrop aviation tamilv and a graduate of the
Citadel: has sent a rebuttal letter to the New Repub li
Hosenball s assertion tnat neither the prosecution nor
plans to call Breimeke to testify in the Demavand trial in
of his credibility range from “incapable of
York:
intelligence for 1-iechteiistein* to uncjuestionably a key player for
Hossad; fnrvently pursuing what is alleged to be a copy of
Casey’s phone logs to demonstrate his contact with the D*C.I.;
is involvement in Iran
405-235-4074
0*Hara, Harry --
a
in >
to be a retired contractor in Seattle ; knows
C , I . A .
206-575-4631
Papemik, Michael
Caracas , Vene::
Brenneke's re<
deliveries
numa
of Brenneke’s residing in
versations appear in
in South American weapons
582-442-6684
providing paper in South America, appears
39-63-
39-63-
-338
-4069
Reyazl ,
In the Demavand
menber of Iran's Supreme Defense Council involved
Rivas, Manny
* s
negotiations
Cuban associate of Ron Martin's who can attest to
in
Rodriguez, Felix
sent
an
C*I,A. Bay of Pigs veteran; ran resupply mission at
frequent meetings with Bush's office,
bri.fing on contra resupply;
27
f
worked for Secord in the late lOgn- .
Vietnam: worked for ^ L^*o
A . N ( i( I j Of I ) ,1
early l960°s^^wenrafter^Jei" wl'h Ur-ug
Rodriguez at Senator McConnell-r^
1985 to allay concerns over the ri ’ ' <» {•uiitui
American operations bur involvtmuint 1 ti f;«ni r«i
1 ti
American operations but has denied® ^
Panama during that time- ''"vJiik (y««o in
$80,000 from Jorge Maas ’ aoH North's rllarles
ear y resupply notes ttn y J>.
lupp, Harry -- a Swiss national .
Swiss Air j li£Ls trained Bren k* a pi l.ot In WW / 1 anft foi
supplement his official saner<^ twin engine «nd ),.t nitcmii lo
pilot; purported to have flown «nglne .ertllJed
time; maintained contact with rK "f *^****^
schools in SwitzerU^d la«i k '■■“‘rtu.y.
McFarlano on their “niur^rL r'™' “ lor C.o.,.,
America; as a pilot for the ao Zurich and Cencru)
Resources; Brenneke has seen one'of tha”rIk'’*o''
thft BrLeirecc:mp™;d*Srr."r“^^^
main warehouJf r t ° «hlpment« to the
frLfin r l^®® been indicted and convicted of hank
aoDeLed bis conviction; stories on him have
ppeared in Roc^ Mountain News; he says that what he knew of DlcV,
in Central America he knew through "Cooper, Sawyer, and other
pilots; his attorney in Colorado is Mike Scott
303-693-7400
j Ami -- was Ben-Or's bodyguard; has been elevated in the Mostsod
twork
, Colonel Klamars -- a top Iranian Air Force official, signer
a contract for 39 F-4s to be purchased from arms dealers through
European financial institutions; appears frequently in Brenneke ‘fi
notes regarding arms sales to Iran
Saleh, Colonel A. A* -- high level official in the Egyptian Hlnla
Defense; signed a contract authorizing Austin Aerospace to sell
4Es , spare parts and related equipment
Sandler, Marshall *- Scottsdale, Arizona associate of Brenneke Vs
to their work with the P.L.O. in Oregon; Robert Bltar, the
Lebanese Consul in Portland, approached Brenneke In late 19B3 to
arrange arms sales to the P,L.0.; the transaction was completed^
through Eli Kassab, owner of a Portland Jewelry store and a
purchasing representative for the P.L.O. ; Sandler is suppoa^4ly
holding paper for Brenneke; close friends for a number of years
602-860-1896
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fVv <^olng 21 davs ar r • o i i
^ <?zaiement charge* irr^a.«. !r • t .C ^ in Pennsvlvani
Si'MPiivtevv; Officials in late 198 ° «H^*a«**^* through Kuwaiti
v,.«ci„; h.«d tv^rs •”• »"=<>
X Uns so the contras in exchar,-, ^ --at. is were transferring
' missile; according -^‘ acquiring
1 *\\*Ser cane from Send* ®*'^*—**“- t*se aonev for the
« spook; knows EteWi^’'^^'*^
-- vnv.lved in shipments to Ce^^l^Lelirr'
tetto; 814-472-4140
Home: 703-833-3022
wiiS have tr,
..enneke m exchange for assis
le. first approached Dick in
>e ^^^-ond meeting took place with
vx'h Hilton later that year
millions
in acqui
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and
to the contras along
ing the Stinger
fall of 1984;
at the
Kuwait Trading Company -
C'-'t- 5-531-5420
006-5-255-3524
Sheem rrsding and Con
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Wuutei • intelligence
eorge Alvarez in Marine
Sliux*!,. Michael -- Englewood, Colorado assoc
'‘•aVvnjts with Brenneke and the Saudis
•03-779-4130
303-771-0363
*****J'* ***J*^^ C.L. -- Pentagon official also
iHe Pentagon meeting with Brenneke, Die
iate of Gary Herbert; had
his oil firm
** HeUvUy Inn in Crystal City
in attendance
Dicks te in and K
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London connection on Deaavand
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■* Force; consultant to the
^^hhMng interest of Alcade, Henderson, O'Bannon &
-••PVHUV to ^hen sold
i'sn; maintains that he dropped out of the
network in
s to
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Its eariv stages; appears frequently In Brenneke's contemporaneous
accounts; currently residing in Houston
^®111^^? Bernard -- French arms dealer originally indicted in the
April Kev York/Bemiuda sting; dropped along with Delarocque
at the request of C.I.A. or Customs; residing in France, most
iikely tracked via his membership in the French Aeronautical
engineering Society; N,S.A, contact with Boyle; says he knew the
rs from Newsweek in Paris; reports that Brenneke
rtrayed himself as an "emissary of the Vice President"
Harvey -- Portland Customs; supervised Brenneke *s activities
years but has denied longtime involvement
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I.F.M.A. Stock Certificate
November 1983 Conversation will» n>'n the
Translation
Western Union Messages
. „ . , ii.irtlltnc 1*589 Omnlpol Meeting
and Notrtt loKH nelaiiinj, "
April 1985 Reference to Bolivia Lor Shipments
Internal Passport from Czechoslovakia
Hotel and Credit Card Receipts from Czechoslovakia m May 1985
Outline and Notes Referring to Ralph Johnson's Stay in London
January 1986 Letter to Ralph Johnson and Receipt
Notations on Ariel Ben Menashe's Acnea. to D.C.l.A.
Conversation with Delarocque and Ih-n Menaslie in Saint T p
Translation
Saint-Tropez Hotel Receipts from February 1985
February 1986 Reference to "Contras Working
February 1986 Conversation with Don Gregg
Translation
Messages Regarding Menarchlk
Conversation with Larry Caylo
South American Operatives Listing
May 1988 Document Retrieval I 1"0
Applicable Phone Records
^ c.r^<•^or Mitch McConnell
Letter to Senator
MU-dlng Central America
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GENTLLMEN ARE IN VIENNA ON DECEMBER 13TH OBLIGATORY,
PRESENT GENTLEMEN ARE AUTHORIZED. IN NEGOTIATIONS PLEASE MENTION
ONLY REFERENCES MR... NO OTHER NAMES. IMPORTANT. KINDLY CONFIRM
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ATT.: MR. DICK BRENNEKE\'
FROM: KLAUS LENSCH
HELLO DICK,
I "'LL SEND YOU TODAY A LETTER WITH BROCHURES OF THE REQUIRED
MACHINES REPRESENTED BY MR. MEHNERT. THE PRICE IS ACCORDING
TO THE NEGOTIATIONS IN VIENNA ON DECEMBER 13TH 1984.
ACCORDING TO MR. MEHNERT THE NEGOTIATIONS WERE TAKEN WELL BY
TOUR BUSINNES PARTNERS IN FUTURE. THE SAID PRICES ARE SELLING
^■RICES FOR THE YEAR 1984. AN INCREASE IN PRICES OF 8 0/0 IS
PROVIDED FOR THE YEAR 1985, BUT THE PRICE INCREASE FOR YOU IS
ONLY 4 0/0 BECAUSE THEY WANT TO COME INTO BUSINESS WITH YOU.
ACCORDING TO MR. MEHNERT YOU HAVE A SCOPE OF 4-50/0 DISCOUNT
DEPENDING ON SIZE OF BUSINESS, SO YOUR EFFECTIVE PRICE CAN
E EQUATED TO THE SELLING PRICES 1984.
MR. MEHNERT ASKED ME ONCE MORE TO TELL YOU THAT IT WOULD BE
VERY NECESSARY TO SHOW THE CONFIRMATION OF THE GETTING COUNTRY
AT THE TRANSACTIONS BECAUSE SOME COUNTRIES CAN'T BE SUPPLIED
BY THE PRODUCER.
AS EXAMPLE THEY TOLD YOU AT THE MEETING:
PANAMA : NO
BOLIVIEN : YES
A SHORT INFORMATION TO THE SECOND DISCUSSION ON FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 14TH 1984. YOUR MEETING PARTNER IN VIENNA ACC-
EPTED YOU AND HE ALSO WANT TO COME INTO BUSINESS WITH
YOU. AS PROOF FOR THIS YOU CARRIED ON NEGOTIATIONS IN
ZURICH.
IF THE NEGOTIATION PARTNERS HAD JUDGED YOU NEGATIVE,
THE MEETING IN ZURICH HAD NOT TOKE PLACE.
WE DON'T KNOW YOUR ARRANGEMENT WITH THE GROUP OF FRIDAY,
AT THE MOMENT. WILL YOU GET THE PRICES FROM THEM DIRECT-
Y OR HAVE WE TO LOOK f'OR IT. PLEASE SEND MESSAGE,
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THE GROUP OF THURSDAY THAT SENT YOU THE PRICES SEPARATELY
BY MAIL ASKED TO GIVE THE DATE FOR A NEW MEETING ABOUT 10
DAYS BEFORE. THEY ASKED TO PLAN THE TERM EXACTLY AND TO
KEEP THE DATE BECAUSE OF DIFFICULTIES WITH THE VISAS,
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TM nRDER TO MR. MEHNERT THE DISCUSSION PARNTERS
WAY TO CieSnA F.ECAUSE OF YOUR PROMISE TO COME TO
MR. MEHNERT INFORMED ME THAT THE SUPPLIEf^i IS THE
most IMPORTANT PART IN THIS DEAL.
ON
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important :
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YOU. AS PROOF FOR THIS YOU CARRIED ON NEGOTIATIONS IN
ZURICH.
IF THE NEGOTIATION PARTNERS HAD JUDGED YOU NEGATIVE,
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LY OR HAVE WE TO LOOK FOR IT. PLEASE SEND MESSAGE.
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BY MAIL ASKED TO GIVE THE DATE FOR A NEW MEETING ABOUT 10
DAYS BEFORE. THEY ASKED TO PLAN THE TERM EXACTLY AND TO
KEEP THE DATE BECAUSE OF DIFFICULTIES WITH THE VISAS.
REGARDS
KLAUS
P.S.: LORD W. TALKED WITH MR, GROSGEAF IN LUXEMBOURG
YESTERDAY MORNING, HE ASKED IF THE BANK ACTS
WITH COLLATERALS AND IF THEY DO FINANCE TRANS-
ACTIONS. MR. GROSGEAF AFFIRMED,
FURTHER HE ASKED IF MR, GROSGEAF WAS A MEMBER
OF THE BOARD. MR. GROSGEAF ALSO AFFIRMED THIS
QUESTION.
LORD W. MENTIONED NO CODE AND DID NOT REFER TO
SFR TRANSACTIONS.
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Dear Sir,
I write to you aliout ours mistake of your eill of
the II fe'bruary 86 . I am so sory aliout this tedius mishap.
Here, you can found your real liill and one douele of tne
hill forgoten.
I again make excuse for all this inconvenience.
Thank you very much of yo’ir comprehension,
your sincerelly,
T)g^ L
Mai riAlSON BLANCHE
Total rates
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HOTSL MAISON BLANCHK
place dee Lices
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Thursday ,
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Telephone numiier : 94 97 52 66
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Mr. BRENEKS
P.O. BOX 962
LAKE OSWIGO
OREGON 97054
U.S.A.
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II february 86* I am so sory about tnis tedius
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Total rates 3194,50
I again make excuse for all this inconvenienc
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your sincerelly,
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August 4, 1988
Senator Mitch McConnell
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator McConnell:
I write to convey my concern over statements made during the
recent hearings of the Subcommittee on Narcotics, Terrorism and
International Operations.
I
At the outset of Felix Rodriguez *s testimony, you chose to
initiate a discussion of my contact with Don Gregg and Doug Menarchik
in the vice president's office -- a link you obviously do not believe
ever existed.
That you manipulated a public forum to discuss my accounts
troubles me because it bore little relevance to Mr. Rodriguez's
testimony that day, especially considering that your statements came at
the outset of the questioning, prior to a discussion of any substantive
matters .
I can assure you that my assertions can not be readily dismissed
at the hand of a notary public witnessing an affidavit. In light of
your sentiment that Gregg's statement is "further evidence of
Brenneke's lack of credibility," it seems to me chat a public probe
into my activities before your subcommittee is in order if fairness --
as you have defined it regarding Felix Rodriguez -- is to be achieved.
I am willing to make myself available to you and ocher members of
the subcommittee at your request, and I do hope that any forthcoming
public debate over my credibility will be conducted in my presence.
cerely ,
Richard
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1 V14
1 2/21
I 2/21
1 2/22
1 2/25
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VANCOUVER
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CLASS TINE NXNS
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Letters to IKirvev \U\vson
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1/18 TO
2/Of TO
2/02 TO
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2/07 TO
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2/07 TO
2/08 TO
2/08 TO
2/09 TO
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lONO DISTANCE
conmunTcations
CHICAGO
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UAtHlNGTON
CALLS
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SEATTLE
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DINVER
SEATTLE
ATLANTA
ORANGE
SAN RAFAEL
PLACENTIA
PLACENTIA
SEATTLE
SEATTLE
BOSTON
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WA
OK
HA
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CA
CA
CA
CA
WA
WA
HA
S12
202
20
20
AOS
SOS
204
ADA
71A
A15
71A
714
204
204
417
CLASS TINE MINS
440
8800
A
1202PH
S9S
5520
A
154PH
595
5520
A
1015AH
585
7699
A
1155AM
848
1521
A
1204PH
445
480d
A
947AH
521
5874
A
244PH
281
5000
A
528PH
252
8414
A
1150AM
97A
2012
A
507PM
499
8240
A
524PM
528
1081
A
558PM
528
1081
A
421PM
421
4111
A
141PM
421
9048
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519PM
425
8150
A
204PM
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1
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08
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92
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75
72
62
62
77
62
97
55
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Dair Paymem Due
HAR 8 1984
Total Du*
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LONG DISTANCE CALLS
CONT.
CLASS
TIME
MXNS
4»ATtT COMHUNICATIONS
2/10
TO
WAYNE
PA
215
487
2400
A
1241PH
19
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TO
SEATTLE
MA
204
421
4994
A
204PM
12
2/15
TO
DETROIT
MX
515
994
5741
A
919AN
1
2/15
TO
MUSKEGON .
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724
5441
A
929AH
1
2/15
TO
ALEXANDRIA
VA
705
548
8400
A
1021AM
1
2/15
TO
MUSKEGON
MI
414
724
2812
A
1055AH
1
2/15
TO
MUSKEGON
MI
414
724
2074
A
1059AH
2
2/15
TO
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Ml
515
555
9500
A
1154AM
4
2/15
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SOUTHFIELD
MX
513
555
9500
A
1219PH
5
2/14
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BELLEVUE
HA
204
455
0271
A
1007AH
I
2/14
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MAYFAIR
MX
424
5005
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544PM
12
2/15
TO
BELLEVUE
HA
204
455
0271
A
941AM
1
2/15
TO
SAN RAFAEL
CA
415
499
8240
A
951AM
1
2/15
TO
SEATTLE
WA
204
425
5522
A
214PM
2
2/15
TO
AUSTRALIA
041
259
5485
248PM
4
9
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1
5
2
54
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74
44
74
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PC“tion of your bill is providad as a sarvica to ATST Comaunications.
Tha-t IS cornaction batwaan Pacific Northwest Bail and ATiT
CoTtu jni catie-s . You may choosa another company for your long distance
t#:a?‘'c-«a calls while still receiving your local telephone service f
Pacific Nc'*thweat Ball.
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1 800 222-0^00 — No Charga
AT&T COMMUNICATIONS DETAIL OF CURRENT CHARGES
miscellaneous charges
I t iii'jypry i i i -f y p '
description
1 DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE REQUESTS
MONTHLY ALLOMANCE OF 2 AT 9.60
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TOTAL
LONG DISTANCE
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1.
2/19
132PM
A
TO
PHOENIX
AZ
602
222
3212
5
2.
2/29
350PM
A
TO
SIERRAVIST
AZ
602
958
8658
11
3.
2/28
850AM
A
TO
WASHINGTON
DC
202
395
9223
1
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2/28
900AM
A
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CARLISLE
KY
606
289
7336
33
5.
3/03
1006AM
A
TO
DES MOINES
NA
206
839
3185
19
6.
3/05
1027 AM
A
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DES MOINES
HA
206
839
3185
3
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3/03
1258PM
A
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HASHIN6TON
DC
202
395
4223
1
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3/03
219PM
TO
BETHEL
AK
907
593
387 5
6
9.
3/09
1119AM
TO
VANCOUVER
BC
609
689
9311
9
10.
3/09
1129AM
A
TO
WASHINGTON
DC
202
395
9223
7
11.
3/09
22APM
A
TO
CARLISLE
KY
606
289
7336
12
12.
3/09
A20PM
A
TO
CARLISLE
KY
606
289
7 336
27
13.
3/05
228PM
A
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CORTMADERA
CA
915
929
7072
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3/05
331PM
A
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ENGLEWOOD
CO
303
699
2968
9
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3/06
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WASHINGTON
DC
202
695
7 566
5
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3/07
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DOUNDBROOK
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201
885
9250
2
17.
3/10
1009AM
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SAN JOSE
CA
908
997
687 3
1
18.
3/10
1105AM
A
TO
PHOENIX
AZ
602
222
3899
6
19.
3/13
339PM
A
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SAN RAFAEL
CA
915
959
0789
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NET
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2. 12
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1.21
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2.56
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3.17
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11.57
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2.33
1.07
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2.51
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TOTAL 67.00
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TAX SUMMARY AT»T COMMUNICATIONS
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bill. This summary is providad as information only.
US TAX
MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES *0?
LONG DISTANCE
This portion of your bill is providad as a sarvica to AT4T Communications.
Thara is no eonnaction batwaan Pacific Northwest Ball and AT8T
Communications. You may choosa another company for your long distance
talaphona calls while still receiving your local talaphona service from
Pacific Northwest Ball.
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OFFICE OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL
SUITE 701 WEST
555 THIRTEENTH STREET, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20004
(202) 383-8940
October 19, 1989
qy HAND
Tbe Honorable George H. w. Bush
President of the United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. President:
Unless different standards for the release of
information to the courts are adopted by the intelligence
agencies, we face the likelihood that foriiier high officials
cannot be tried for crimes related to their conduct in public
office. The intelligence agencies, the Attorney General, and
mv office have been trying to deal with this problem without
exposing intelligence secrets, and protecting government
deniability of publicly known facts. It seems clear that ir
we continue in this effort to withhold this information we
lose a much more important national value - the rule of law.
on December 19, 1986, I was appointed Independent
rounsel with responsibility for the investigation and
n?Sse?ution of climes growing out of the Iran/Contra matter,
a« well as illegal obstructions of my work. For over two
Ceers mv office received the assistance of the Reagan
idwinistration, through presidential representatives,
iS.hir. and A, B. culvahou... Now work ot
offic* is fatting sfirxously hampered fay the lack of any
iiiillr point of contact in your Administration,
leeordingly, I hm writing to request an appointment to
dlllSi tii; very serious problem and to present to you in
abbreviated form the essence of the problem.
The immediate problem is the interference of the
aj- 4 «:«r-ration with my efforts to prosecute Joseph Fernandez,
«A Chief of Station in Costa Rica. The District
S! rulid adBisaibla the details o£ certain programs
in certain Latin American countries as well as the
“wtiSJ of a CIA installation in one of those countries.
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4 ^ ->i^ ■^. 2 I 1 . ^ efforts to prosecute Joseph Fernandez,
the former CIA Chief cf Station in Costa Rica. The District
Court has ruled
that the CIA claims
tie tne details of certain nroernsmes
=e sti_. secret. The Court has ruled
also that the defendant mav trove the existence of CIA
stations in
location of
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a CIA install a
7h* CIA claim* that
IS puiblicly known.
hough this rafuaal i
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c*ntury concapt that no parson , grsat or small, is
Isw, Tha gtiaatlon is whathar this Administration
will tolarata tha craation of an anclava of high public
®^^Acars fraa from tha rula of law simply bacausa thosa
public officars daal axtansivaly with classifiad information.
doas not solva this problam. It maraly providas a procadura
by which to axposa it. Ona branch of govarnment, tha
judiciary, is laft to dacida tha matariality of evidanca,
whils anothar, tha exacutiva, is laft to dacida what sacrets
may ba ravaalad. My offica will do its bast to utiliza tha
procedures of tha courts, and, if appropriate, husband its
opportunities for appeal. Only tha President, however, can
daal with agencies of the executive branch if they, on a
highly subjective basis, refuse to make information available
to tha courts because of their concern for the difficulties
and niceties of intelligence work.
Independent Counsel must ba reviewed from a viewpoint broader
than chat of the agencies directly concerned with
intelligence issues. There is a vary serious danger that a
ritualistic application of classification procedures will
insulate most if not all officers responsible for national
security from prosecution for crimes committed in office.
This danger is particularly acute in the case of former high
officials such as Poindexter, but it has also become apparent
in cases of those who held less elevated positions, such as
Fernandez. To leave these decisions solely to the unreviewea
The Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA)
The problems of ciPA in a case prosecuted by
a vary r«al ri,n •aaacS^Jf intaUl„„c. U.u.. runs
‘^'"“••1 '••« oppoJwid L “p^=p "s
this — on happaning, : am appaaii-a P''*''»nt
aval of raviaw for tLsa "?uc?,T°'l •
ul*y suggast that particular li '^ Jnciaiona. Wa
ey Ganaral has baan suparsadiS L'JnS^nlndlnr? ,
be conducted in the WbiL lew should
a memtoer of
• itself, aither
appointed
assigned that responsibility.
suaaaari , ^ believe that concern for the
secrets relating to national security is
" ^aggaratad fora and will dafaat nacaaaary
prosecutions ■*
meet with
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Officers. I should like
the intelligence agenci
>* — — -7- v>«« inteiiigence agencies
to use a more libaral standard for the trial of
governoant o
givan an
(2) that my office b
avenue of communication with you through someone on your
staff free of agency limitations? and ( 3 ) that you consider
the possible use of a Presidential commission to review any
agency action which conflicts with the rulings of the trial
court in the connection of orosecution nf
Independent Counsel
Letters
to Ilarvev tiavson
Sept. 27, 1990
To the Reader :
Attschod 9ir© *
have resulted from redar-n manuscript draft that
redactions by the CIA Pre Publication Rpvicu Hoar d .
_ , This document was orinir>=iitr .
July 1990 with a ten dav dp^a?- ^ submitted to CIA for review on 10
on 10 August 1990 after resubmitted by certified mail
30 July 1990 version. Reciolenfo^ aimed they did not receive the original
reyew period had expired ^and after the 21 day
redactions to the Undersianed imr'i choose to send its
Of the original 15 pages. ^ ^ September 1990, redacting only f.
PIgqs© d©i0f*o y- _ I _ -
CIA's wishes. hese corrections in accordance wifh
g"*? ^^^®9al and unethical activiUes items concerning real corruni i.-u
abide by the law. activities have been deleted but I am fo^^ei n
Bruce Hemminqs
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pa: f-nder of the Egyptian
r^ccesstuily in November,
'dn::r isiration officials did
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ahte.y ignored, or met with
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LN'CIDEINT 13 • The Use of Gnssijied Intelligence for CcnirneTcml Profii
'f:
Mr. Kemrr. r< 2 S recalls :ha: the ClA garnered exiensive m:el gt~.ee in 1974 - 1977 on the
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Wtsizm Sar^ra War nnvnSrng the Ageriax bacied Pzl^rc and ihe Moroccans. This
nieUisence. cn ±e oro^ess of the war. Mcrorcan arm** tarl-cs and ^eaconrv^ in the Sahara
^.r.g LS- weapons ^d 3 tbs BERi^f iir.e In particular^, ard 2 r. :’-a p-aspha:e and iron/coal
u L". ’.re area *as available to serucr CIA cSc',al$,
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to King Hassan II and Mcrocco. came to Morocco to
ciai conmact for the txclcsiwt development and sale of
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incident 14 - Eikhpicn F*5 Sales to Iran
Tbe dA and other US., inieiiigeDce agenc
sale on the '^r'.d
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inieUigeoce agencies had exceDent mteBigence on the projected
marker of 24 Ethk^ian F-5’s in 1986-S7. The planea, sole to
Sehss z period, were ic poor condition and required refit Senior
arranged fx the sale of the F-5’s to a Swiss middle-man, who
where they were refurc s'ied and rhen shipped to Iran. Some were
tiaz Iranm F-5 Qcct. Israeli aircraft technicians were sent to Iran
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This transfer of U.S -maH
Munitions Control Board a friendly ally, Israel required a
the Administration's stated public Ke Probability, and at a mmimum was against
‘he arms embargo on Iran.
CroENT 15 - CU and US. Coveniment Ha
Since ^ niment Harassment of Whisdeblowers
intermittent instances of orchestrated'^nh!^*"*’ ^^o^miogs has been subjected to
SI eni about illegal activities or cornmf ^ harassment because of his refusal to remain
the methods used to coerce and Drel«iir k” Enumerated below are some of
ana pressure him and others to remain silent:
(1) An otherwise very nromicinn /.«
!*ooo ro the GS-14/3 level lo^a^nn *° senior management suddenly closes, and
88. The CIA reneges on a promise to Boston in August,
F uinise to send him to the Naval War College.
(2) Mr. Hemmings is subjected in 1987 «« .« r
passes all of them. The third is ordered >«thin nine months. He
and when he has two small children home afon^^H® “ ®‘'h®duled to move from his home
does and passes. alone. He is told, take it or you are fired. He
without his knowledge or approJaf H^dow “ amended twice in October, 1988
h dpproval. He does not discover this until May, 1989.
(4) Money due him from CIA is withheld f«r tk, r
IS wiinneld for three-four months in 1988.
reasons al each juncture 'wddajT, to”/ ®nd,
in writing in March,'’ l^'afte^/rotricred *' '^rbaily and
s“^h ap5?cYtir' juh apphed for. Prior ’cp^^lnre ^
(7) In May and June, 1989. CIA threaienc .i.
fctnestic relations courts. Mr. Hemmings access to hfeSenhT'”” «“
m the Senate investigation. cnildren is threaten^H
threatened if he persists
(8) During a job intervie^w, DIA officer Roger Kreuzer threiumn, xx u
continues to testify for the Senate (21 June and 24 Augus^989) if
he
(9) CIA officers attempt to bribe his silence in Mav June anH m i.
officers make a similar offer in early August, 1989, * * ovember 1989, Two FBI
(10) He is mugged wiihdut provocation in Waitsficld, VT, in October, 1989.
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He is almost driven off the road within 8 hours of refusing a CIA bribery attemp .
J,c November, 1989.
lie NovcniD^M * 5trcss
121 He suffers a heart attack in early December, 1989, as the result of constant
Iduced by the harassment.
iduceo uy • A *1 1989
11 % He loses all access, and almost all communications with
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ithm days or reveauu. 989 and is Informed
14) He speaks to the Inspector General’s m
he nSt day that his services as international marketing director
,ane, VI , are no
,5) 11,= G AO/OSI S=cr« Repor. of May, on hU ^ “ ’“L ,„.e»ig.nc
:ommi..ee s, offer shows him .he allered r p
:ommittee staffer snows nm. testimony
• n A and FBI that could corrobora
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bill for J3, 024.17 to_;f ®
td from CIA unin ju*y. , March. 1989, are
to see and communicate with his child support
no% All attempts to see anu j_.nite the fact Mr. Hemming ^
interfered with, ^nrrf, « jj ,„„e 1988 Virginia Court Order.
^U^rnsiirrVl Tunc. 1990* sn *, • _ a\\
CIA and
ict cease.
■ ■verbally and in wridng threatened srirh proseentten tf he reveal,
(21) Mr. Hnn'«ning^“„”'eomVed by bi, fonner rupertor,
poblict, any of the felon.
publicty any of the . against tho» who
(22) nte VS. or taKrtered with Mr. Hemming, employment and c.
threatened, or attemp e
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Sf.p 07 *90 09:43 PUBLIC PTFAIRS CIA
Ontral Intelligence Agency
Publications Review BoArd
1016 Ames
Wishington, D,C 20505
Telephone No (703)351-2053
6 September 1990
Mr. A. Bruce Hemmings
P-0, Box 56
West Newbury* Vermont 05085
Dear Hr. Hemmlngs:
The Publications Review Board has completed Its review of your client,
A. Bruce Hemmlngs 's* 15-page Information release entitled "*The Law, Ethics, and
National Security" and has found the following Items of classified information
which must be deleted:
Page one, line five: Delete the first name and two Initials
following the word "officer.”
Page one, line 10: Delete the two words following tne phrase "for
this ofricer,"
Page one, line 11; page two, lines one. five, six, eight, nine, 17,
18, and 34; page three, line 25: Delete the Initial following the honorific
"Mr."
Page two, line 11: Delete the name of the countrv following the
phrase "In South Asia and."
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Page two, lines 34 and 35: Delete the three words following the
title "Vice President."
Page four, line six: Delete the three-'Word title following the
phrase "Incident 2."
Page four, lines nine through 29: Delete the section beginning witli
the phrase "that two CIA paramilitary officers" and ending with ths phrase
"national security grounds."
Page four, llnei 33 and 34; Delete th^ remarnder of the sentf?nce
following the word "nickname."
Page five, line three: Delete the three words fonowiruj the
"In rebrufiry, 1985, the.*'
‘ Page five, line seven: Delete the three words following the pftrase
"addUlonai Information,"
Page 13, line 10: Delete the two words following the pitrase "field
position."
Copies of these pages, edited to remove the classified In Tor mat Ion, an*
enclosed for your records.
Provided that you delete the classified Information as indicated, the Board
will have no further security objections to this publication.
Sincere ly ,
Anne Fischer
Chairman, Publications Review Board
fnclosure
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ca.lVcd Kir. Hc rnm ings at his CL\ oSce on occasicxs
sclfwte^ deiogaion imomation from CL\ fI-5 on a former U.S, D
ji \m ^<ass^ wOr. Klx. l~i.ciii.rnirt^s rejeexed this rsoiiest fmads iz
ihe details to his superiors in the Dhdsioa arid OE<s c:
told Kir never to call hire aeain and the hon
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N{R. HEMMINGS recalls THAT PRIOR TO TrS LL^NCH WITH MR
OCCURRED IH AIs’ UNDERGROUND NL\LLTT.^AN RESTALTCAN'T r< =.\RL'l
APRIL 1987, MR iSHOV.ED HIM HIS PORTABLE PERSON A! Cv:"‘?l.BrER
WTIICH MR- SAID CONTAINED DATA ON HIS GROWTSG WORLDWiO-r
commercial ESPIONAGE NETWORK, Th«c contaos Ld-dtc 2: !^ast c
CIA source and a number of foreign imelligence officials in South .-VCa a:M
purpose, he said, was to collect infonnatkm, mostiy derogatory, on UR and tore
and business executives and th^ coraparJes, and to sell it to U3. and foreign cus
jrage or for corporate takeovers, etc*
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MR. HEMI*
GS’ RIGHTRJL DECISION TO REJECT -AND REPORP THLS
APPARENTLY IGNORED BY CLA Security becav.se Mr-. Kenutungs
personally saw Mr. in CIA Headquarters in mid-sutnmer, 19SS. receh'.r,g .a retuetr.em
’ medal and certificate, Mr have been a^vare of Mr. Hemm-ncs acuens in lejxinmg
f the aobfoach because he waSA«ry cold and hostile to Nir. He stn iings.
. On 27-28 November, 1989, Mr. Hemmings N-isited CIA Headquarters at the reqvest ot .
' Inspector General William Donnelly, who to that point ha6 retus^ u ^
f «vSng up irtipton, and Ms pnaiculnr ineidem. Mr. Donnelly .hen «ud .hn. ...e other
7 CIA officers had received similar recruitment appioa^hcm.
. . . . j - Woe Vwjin done to out a stop to the practice of cx-CLA
^ To Mr. Hemmings ow e 8 * . , ^ ^ inside contacts and former coUcagues a.s
J9 and other ex-government offiaals using meu m>i
» commercial espionage sources, on a paid basis.
./ nx u • • lOon n^rsonallv invesiieated VARICON, Inc. and discos ered tint the
/ Mr. Hemmings, m P DCl Ray Qine, and that former Ofiice of Technical
2 firm is or headed ^ former ^_P - ggr^er, and former CL\ Director ot Security
Services Director of Operations ativ srei that Mr was a Vice President
Herbert J. Saunders °y.j publicly available brochuTe described cud named th.'
company’s officers, including their former CIA
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,»nri 199Q. \^en Ihts formation wzs brought to the attention of DCI William II.
jjPebstei in a .ctter from Mr. Hemsnirgs and to the Office of Security, and to the attention
o(thf Special Assistsm to the Dire«or of Personnel, Frank there was no reply from the
pci's oflice or the Ol£» ct Secunty. Mr. L. told Mn Hemmings on three separate
that \ir. h?5d r a «1 rs ^j*«orHiruT
cpartTDcnt o.. ^usnet cr FBI^ cithoegh Mr. Hemmiiigs suggcsirJ that they could be
to justice it he a.nd the ^'♦‘e other officers were allowed to testify before a grand jury.
Tlie forraCT telephone number of VARICON, Inc, was (703) 284-7890. That number has
been disconnecied axKl ghen :o another firm iliat may have intelligence proprietary
connections.
Mr* Hemmings notes that tenner DEXHI and Director of INR in the Departnient of State,
Rftv Qine. is coUaboratinz with Jorm Marks in the "Search for Common Ground"
•r ^ * %
Zvendenkov.
Kiychukov
' Note: In recent years the security link between the CIA and its former officers and other
ex-DOD and cx*FBI officers has been blurred to the point where cpmpartmentation, internal
ccuriiy, and protection agairst penetration by foreign intelligence services, via ex-officers
f or their corporate friends has broken dos^m. Secrets are traded, bought and sold, contracts
^ let, and denis cut with foreign go'.'emincnts using proprietary inside information from CIA
i files. Tlie result is that CIA’s legitimate foreign intelligence mission has been subverted by
^ special interest groups and political factions.
'/ Mr. Hemmintts further notes that a group of ex-officers that includes Tlieodore G. Shackley,
TTiomtis Clines, Ray Cline, Barker.” Saunders, and Mr. (have systematically tried ro
parl.ay their close .\gcncy' ties into proSt for many years. Mr. Shackley s ai^ Mr. Clines ties
to the EASTCO scandal, and to the sale of silenced assassination pistols, C-4 explosive and
an AR-l.*i lo Libyan leader QadhaQ come to mind, as well as Shackley s personal
involveraem Mth h'lanushehr Ghorbanifar and Albert Hakim m the Iran-Contra gun-running
scandal of the mid-19S0's. The VARICON group also attempted in the mid-1980s to
produce and then sell to CIA. as its official "cocktail table" book, an illustrated book on the
CIA and its history'. Senior CU management banned the book and its producers from the
building in a notice sent to al! employees, but this ^.'aming was apparently ignored by later
CIA managers. Mr. Hemmings strongly believes that these commercial acmmies constitute
a conflict of imcrcsi, a breach of CLA security, and a ploy to gam access to CIA employees
SO
gain unfair
commercial advantage and for commercial espionage purposes.
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-'ia timy, are aU owned and al^d r^c'k^» ^d t“ceTS
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n Hov^oabcr, 1984, while on a visit to CIA Headquarters, Mr, Hcmmings lc^l^^cd from
darry -*t Deputy Chief of Operations; Near East and SouUi Asia Division, who was in
:harge of Division paramilitaiy operations,
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When asked what if anything the CIA hat done m investigate and stop any further tnctdenut
OA officer Frank L... replied in the Spring of 1990 tltat new recruits were uow be ng t.amed
in how to handle hostile interrogations and prevent ™
names and whereabouts are unknown, but one use
^ .j ,;„i winHino in 1981 outlawing the use of assassination by
t ^ t S It ^l**t * " * f 1 I a that Order, and puls the U.sVand CIA on
o?::;rorti:^”;rutderminiug the hard work and sactitices that hones. C,A
officers have made to fight this scourge and save i
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IfgadquoTters in lloiis in 1985 ^ vanr.r Wonthi)> „f /i„. tumihinr, of ri .o
jTfl February,’ 1985, Uit,
fnjio the PUD that Israel was planning an »tiark7rpr n’^ !' ‘'"i"'"’*' uilnumnion
the objective was to loll Yasir Arafat and othf>r . - liiV *'''''‘'1"’''*'*'*' *'i I 'I'n-:, n.vt tlmi
M^^ed addition^ information. ' no k,.„wl-.ip,e ol ;.„y md,
additional information although they fitre'scf I f hr. ' r roiikl <>i wfiiilfl tio( |i(<ryi< r
Headquarter later twml^ by Israel in 1985. the 'J uiiisiim r.ovenuncMi v/.ir. vny
Ji ot many Tunisians in the bombing imd iswii.-ied (lit* riA :nu! the U S
Government of complicity in the attack- 'nus wns denJefl by the U,.S, r Jovciiimctu.
■ INCIDENT 4 - CIA Gun Running to Iran goes hack to 1981
^ Since at least 1981, a worldwide network of ’’free staiKiing" {’e.g,. no dnci.i i J S ( iovcrnnient
_ tics) companies, including airlines, aviation and iniiitaiy cji.iic pints siipplifr;, and tiading
companies, has been utilized by the CIA and the UiJ. Govei niiirm to illegally sliij) arin.s aiifl
• m ili t a r y spare parts to Iran and to the Contras, These c/imp.'inirs wrir, s<“t up with ilu*
approval and knowledge of senior CLA officials and other senior t I S Govrninient offieinls
and staffed primarily by ex-CIA,
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fhe companies include Aero Systems, Inc, of Miami, Arrow Air; A'-io SyMnns Pvt, Ltd.
of Singapore; Hierax of Hong Kong; Pan Aviation in Miami, FL; Mcrex in North Carolina;
Sur InteInatio^ml;•'*i■;Vd4saS•‘«f^'t■-t^.'^{^^<:.'*l«a:■ Global Internationa! Airways; International Air'l ouis
? of Nigeria; Continental Shelf Explorations, Iria, Jupiter, FL; Varicon, Inc.; U.ane Aviation
i Supply, Miami, FU and others, such as Parvus, Safir, International I'rading and Investment
^ Guaranty Corp. Ltd. and Information Security International Inc,
Through these mechanisms, staffed by cx-intdligcncc and military offims, the
Administration and the CIA have been able to circumvent and ignore the legal intelligrnce
mechanisms, and Congressional oversight. C-130, F-4, TOWS, and Hawk missile parts werr
shipped 10 Iran iri violation of the arms embargo and a variety of niecharnsnis weic u.srd,
including International Air Tours of Nigeria in August and Septembei, I9 Hj; Arrow Aii in
November, 1985, and Global International and Pan Aviniion an<i others going, t>;i(;k to lOHl.
A U.S, Customs report dated 20 September 1985 reveals that senior odldals lied to
Congress about the use of Sur International to shij) anus to Iran in August and Septembei
1985, when the carrier actually used was International Ait ‘I'mirs ol Nigcmi. a Iree standing
CIA proprietary used from 1981 onwards. 'Hie aitetaft used iiy Air '1 ours were H-707V. arvi
may later have been transferred to the Air Lingus invemt^ry to coner.al the ina ilr.ii ihr-y had
been used for arms trafficking prior to 1985.
r
f
£?•
^ /g0 09:48 PUBLIC ftFFAIRs
^ transfer of U^.*made w^pons to Iran through a friecdiv ai:.. bni;: r
'T' 'A'^'v ^
^ dons Connol Board approval in a|| p,„babnirv, anS ar a
OK. Administration s stated public policy and the arms enibargo on 1
INCIBENT 15 - CIA and U.S, Government Harassment of 11 ;tii;irciai*er
Since April, 1987, and especially since April, 1989, Mr* Hcmniings hs.s beer, sur
intemuttent instances of orchestrated abuse and harassment because oi his retuss^ t
silent about illegal activities or corruption in government* Eni’-ruercted be:
the methods used to coerce and pressure him and others to remalr. si!er:::
ni-ent su-u^wei-f*
(1) An otherwise very promising career path to senior manage
he is assigned to the G^14/3 level to a non-mnnagerial field posidou
The CLA reneges on a promise to send him to the \Var College-
* r ^
^ t, 4 i’i . * 'tri'
idij Mr, Hemmings is subjected in iys/-»« to tour potj^rapui
pises all of them. The third is ordered on the day he U scheduled to
and when he has two small children home alone. He is told, take it c. ‘
does and passes,
n\ blr Hemiriings’ 30 September 1988 CIA comrtret is eir.ei-.ded «i--' ^
S^ikoW h“ SSge or, .approval. He does no. discover this nn::, N.a,. ■
„* ♦
J U- r-r^TT, riA is withheld for three-four momlis in
(4) Money due him from cla is wunnciu
a7 «ch
-uo L^eklTk^i- rp^lled cor. Prior excellence sii,.., no
such appUeshons,
I loftO riA threatens behind-the-scenes inter%ention v-lune
In the Senate investigation.
rvt A nffirer Roger Kjeii:ter threatens Mr- He:r.nu!
-u wic c!la-nce in Muv. June, and Novemhe!
.• -e. w-iitsfieixl \T, in Ocicl'e; ,
noi He is mugged wilhout provocation in NMaiiMieK..
K I McL
E- F‘ H
F’ * • <
> AVEKiuC M'H*
'' A4T^f»Hi»TOK DC 2COO*
or cnu'fBCt.
OAf^tCi. . CJ 5 - f * ' * •
AiNff^CTtL o *au'#'»'*f-*
June, 14, 1990
'«5 , ;''cTn4Xvi MaKovVa
J«i>nt>x'Al Counsel
K k \
Wxt !s^ I no t v>n , ‘iV ^ 0 !> 0 ^
* A . Bruce Hemminqs
IV nAi
On t ho v>f out' phone conversation and your
o?4ont s ovUtoov nino the lack of potential for settlement-
I toovvtruUy iiuorm vou that you have left S cliint
w\th no option but litigation, I will be forwarding to vou
intormat ton to ci oate s^n administrative record for our ftp a
olaxm, r ±K.n
Yours Truly,
Stephen M. Kohn
f'f 'ff
<QHN, < 0 HN R. oi-m
■^vjMtN & COLAPINTQ. p.c.
attorneys at law
5 I 7 rtOBiOA avenue nw
WASHINGTON, oc Jooc,
12021 2244SS3
ar c
Tt L '
June 14, 1990
errard Makowka
;■ --er.eral Counsel
-q'Ton, DC 20505
Bernard :
submitted to the Agency in further
’-*‘® FTCA claim filed by Mr. Hemmings on May
s- - a request for substantiating information made
qsr.-y on May 29, 1990.
^ f matter, Mr. Hemmings has made a number
_ - ications to the Agency explicating the facts
r. nis tort claim is predicated. Further, additional
--sn provided to the Agency by Mr. Hemmings
tne emotional distress he has suffered. All of
gency documents (including, but not limited to, tape
rzs or notes of his phone conversations) are hereby
-=-sd into his FTCA tort claim. Additionally, none of
= rr. = oion contained in this letter or the attached
It should be construed as waiving or limiting Mr.
s claim under the FTCA. The factual record before
.tc, is very large and the summaries contained herein
ccTclete. Likewise, the tort claims actually
ted below are not a complete discription of the legal
5 ir. which the FTCA claim is based.
Belov is an explication of the basic tort theories we
crs.ir.g in this FTCA claim:
I. Bivens Action
--C-C -ith the FTCA, My client has constitutional tort
; izai-.sc individual CIA employees who
. 0 = 0 corrious acts. Se, e.g Pickering v. Board of
z - :51 U.S. 563 (1968); ’ ~~
■. . VeS-tern Line Consol i dated School District, 4 39
: ISTSj ; Nixon v. Fitzgerald , 45 U.S. 731 (1982);
£> E I N S t A
. ov**^®’**
2
to Makowka
i4, 1990
Ha r i ow
1 1 1>
May 14,
i jssiu's
torts .
oulci bt* o
do f endont s .
y* Fitzgerald . 457 u.S
int of the FTCA torts
800 (1982).
as
Consequently, a
iQQn ui’iT . 7' '*■’ in my letter of
•hich ari^-^^uoiv Potential personal liability
hicn ate tquall^ implicated in the below list of
tort theory my client
wouik-i wf entitled to punitive damages against the indivi^"
i i • Tortious Employment Discrimination
As you are aware, the FTCA generally allows a plaintiff
to seek damages for torts allowable under state law. See,
e.g. Lake V. U.S. . 522 F. Supp.166,167 n.3 (N.D. 111. 1981).
tort
State
1985) ; A^er v. American Standard Corp , 538 F. Supp, 572 (D
MD. 1982) . lT~ an employee is harrassed, forced to quit or
discharged in violation of public policy designed to protect
personal freedoms, the welfare of the people or in violation
of the law, that employment discrimination is tortious.
See, e.g. 331 S.E.2d at 801.
c
In this matter,
ainst the CIA
Mr Hemmi
tort
ngs alleges a valid prima facie
ious employment discrimination,
in as much as shortly after he exposed alleged CIA and FBI
• * ' ■ ' ' al arms shipment etc., he
g. Cout y v. Dole, 886 F. 2d
of il
See , e
involvement/knowledg
suffered retaliation.
147 , 148 (8th cir. 1989). If
retaliation, Mr. Hammings wil
'•make whole” remedy plus cons
emotional distress. Further,
Hemmings would be entitled to
individual defendants.
we can demonstrate such
1 be entitled to a complete
iderable damages for severe
under a Bivens type claim, Mr.
punitive damages against the
III. Inte ntional and Negligent
Tnfliction of Emotional Distress
Under the FTCA, a clai
intetional infliction of en
U.S., 896 F.2d 1168 (9th Cir
aTTowing said tort, Womack v.
reme Court 1974).
imant can
obtain relief for
Sheehan v.
Eldr
Also see Virgina Taw
, 210 S.E. 2d 145 (VA
. . , ,-»€=<» nresents a compelling claim
Unquestionably , _ _ _ gn^otional distress. The
for intentiOnai infliciton o against his life and
distruction of his 9®^® ^ _,terogations and polygraphs, the
property, the i"rSetlons, the punitive transfers
inter farence with fantiiy #
I
page 3
Kohn to Makowka
j-jne 14, 1990
and stripping Mr. Hemmings of all his supervisory duties
along with other conduct outlined in the materials provi
to the Agency, all- justify such a claim.
Mr Hemmings was forced to undergo four harrassing,
humiliating, and degrading polygraph examinations. These
abusive polygraphs are actionable under state law tort
theories. See, e.g. Moniodis v . Cook , 494 A. 2d 212,219,22
(MD App 1985) (Moniodis upheld a 3 ury verdict of over
$ 1 , 000 , 000.00 for actions far less extreme than those
committed by the defendants in this case). Also see, e.g.
Cordle V, Ge neral Hugh Mercer Corp. , 325 s.E. 2d ill
(W.VA1984) .
IV . Wrongful Use of a Polygraph
V. Invasion of Privacy/Interference
with Family Relations
for injuctive
Sincerely ,
Stephen M. Kohn
Letters to Harvev Wavson
4 i-
^ i T M 1 T : O T" I* 1-1 F' I M iZ; r*1 O M T F" F.r FZ %
F ■ - ' *
TO:
Barbara Honegger. .\1S.
?1 March 1990
MIKE SCOTT, ESO. and
MULLER, two sotr& niaiLXdd soparat^jlv*
Ploase share with RICHARD BREMNEKE
FROM: BARBARA HOMEGOER , M,S.
RE:
DOCUMENTS AND ARGUMENTS WHICH SHOULD BE OF U
IN RICHARD BRENNEKE'S TRIAL
I'm inailin 9 , rather than faxxn^ the enclosed, after having been
alerted that Richard is agairt xn hospital and that the pr‘i*“trial
hearing scheduled for 3/23/90 will almost certainly be
postponed, as will the trial which had boon set for 3/27/90.
Enclosed are:
EXHIBIT A: Associated Press article (see especially hiQhlifiht ed
portions) which demonstrates the importance of obtainiap the
affivadit of the Greek reporter who heard the audio tape
reportedly made of McFarlane's and North's secret meotinp with
Iranian officials during their bizarre trip to Tehran in late
May 1986. The article, dated 11/30/86, refers to a DIMOKRATIKOS
LOGOS article of the previous day, November 29, 1986. by the
Greek reporter whose affivadit Glenn McDuffie wrote you about
and said you could obtain by calling Greek Orthodox priest,
Father Elias Scoulas at (919) 484-2002 (homo) or (919) 484— 20I0
(office). On the tape, McFarlano reminds the Iranians, during
one of McFarlano' s, North's, Cave's and Gorbanifar's meetings
with them on the top floor of the Tehran Hilton Hotel in lata
May 1986, that the Reagan-Bush Administration had agreed to
delivery of $5 BILLION in military equipment, of which $1.3
BILLION had by that time ALREADY boon supplied. By contrast,
the entire Iran/Contra scandal was about only a paltry $12-$32
million worth of arms shipments to Iran.
EXHIBIT B: VyashingtonL_Po*f article of November 29. 1986. The
highlighted portion revealed, for the first time, that McFarlano
went on another of his secret missions to Iran at the VERY
BEGINNING OF THE REAGAN-BUSH ADMINISTRATION, in 1981 . It would
be critical to be able to call McFarlano as a witness in
Richard's trial. Establish 1) the early 1981 McFarlane trip to
Iran; 2> that U.S. arms began to flow to Iran in earlv 1981, and
the jury will see that the foundation for those two facts from
lie in 1980.
NOTE: It may be extremely important
WASHINGTON POST article, 11/29/86, 7^^
DIMOKRATIKOS LOGOS ARTICLE in m^PABI AMP^Awn*^
existence OF A SMOKING GUN AUDIO TAPE MADE OF McFARLANE AND
NORTH'S LATE MAY 1986 MEETINGS IN TEHRAN WITH IRANIAN OFFICIALS.
One O’ One Fourteenth Street, Pacific Grove, CA 93950 • (408) 649-5071
-i 31 t f 1 1# \ \ K t. wo tin t nil tiw#«fii' 4
Fir^t j. l.rti K*.L. iiionl ior,«,|
t First « latl*. background. a-i you know,
in Exhibits A on
iiitnr yoard ot
a
f' >
raswarchimj this storv it .. i mrnr yuats «.
bt'-irrji l»t« l>«lM, f thflt th« ro«i purpose of
o>rw,rK^ri ” McKnrXono nnd North to Tohran
, ^ tho nhupn of tho *k<»y to htoivon ' .*»nd,
'-"►MinT »iblo> wa-i to RE nfiCftEATE or
^ ** * *fimu U . fi . roprosontatl. VOS modi* mucti
«?4ir'lic*r, in October IS
or ^oon attor Rorifjan took office in
r .X
. •'osson.^ Ttiat tho A<lmtnx?>tration had ioarnod,
aan told, and baliovod that %omoorio (probably tho
iWAdo a laipo or somo othor nondonxabla
i»vs>s 0 o m A LXER Octobor 1900 and/or onrly-1f)B1 mnoting ( s >
war® using thorn to blackmail tho Administrat ion . Tho only
to datusa tha blackniiiil potont.ial of tho tapo(») of tho
i?ar^i*r 1980 .Hnd/or 1901 mootings was thorofuro to RE-ENACT tho
iior iiiootlngis) , m 19B6, using as many of tho same cast of
-^iiiractors as woro prosent in 1980 and/or 1981 (i.«., this
was, in fact, tho lato May 1906 mootings in tho old
^®^ran Hxlton) AND then to IN rCN f lONALLV • loak ‘ the Hay 198U
'*^-**^ the int ornat ional pross, which happonod through tho
er'txcle m AL SMIRAA. That! iirtxclo*'j real purpose
wouXd 'thus hiive btion to let thoHo holding the bluckiiialX tupe(s)
m:»ce xn 1980 and/or 1901 Know that, if they tried to actually
®ake them public to pressure the Admini st rat ion , the
Aomini s t ra t ion would then be able to siitiply say, **Oh, those are
' %iSt tapes ot the late May 19BG Mcrarlarte/ North Tehran meeting
# ou already know about-**
•*or this scenario to retioct what actually happened, Robort
lane would have to have been present at meetings with
Iranian officials in BOTH 1900 and/or early 1901, AND in late
tSS6, This, in fact, is the case. Exhibit B (see
rx.;n lighting) reveals that McFarlano participated in a “SECRET
*^old-close* TRIP** (from the context of the article, xa Iran)
in 1981, at the very outset of the Roagan-Bush Administration.
It IS my belief, therefore, that the late May 1906 trip to Iran
eiS DESIGNED TO INVOLVE THE SAME CAST OF CHARACTERS, ON BOTH THE
w S IRANIAN SIDES, AS THE EARLY 1981 MEETING BY McFARLANE TO
IRAN AND/OR THE OCTOBER 1900 MEETINGS. From p. 237 uf the
Cong r as sional Iran/Contra report , wo Knovi# that McFarlane, North,
woerge Cave (another reason to believe Casa was pre?tont in 1980
and/or 1901), the NSC's Howard Toioher, and Israeli Amirum Nir
\Secord remained in Tel Aviv) were present oi» the American side
in Tehran in late May 1906- It has now been roveeXud that, over
the tour days McFarlane, North and Cave were irt Tehran, they met
in different combinations with the following IrariAiirts, who then
becofiie prime candidates for having ALSO been present jii 1 9BU
and/or 1981 meeting (s) at which the proposed smoking gun tape
was made: 1) Manucher Gorbanifar, who was Nir and therefore
Israels link to the Iranian government, who was later nuspected
by Iran and the U.S. Congress of having actually worked for
Israel j 2) Trends Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein
Shnikhoiisiam, WHO, SIGNIFICANTLY FOB THE RE-ENACTMENT SCENARIO,
BEEN THE LEADER OF THE RADICAL HIUUENTS WHO TOOK AND HELD
the 52 HOSTAGES IN THE U.S. t MRASSY IN TEHRAN In 1979-81, and
wa5 C005 THE Hoy to nn arms-fon-hostages doal by the U.S.
a«Idiietion and therefore referrod to as the *Engxno‘;
3) Irufi's Doputy Prt^e Minister Moshon Kengarlou, who hud been
rosponsxblo for the Kidnapping of Wm Buckley, and who is
("of erred to the Second Contact * in the Congressional
Iren/Contru Report; 4) a close Ratsunjeni ansociato and Chr* of
the Iranian Parliament's Foreign Affairs Commit te«» , Mohammad Ali
Hadi Naiafabadi* who was called the 'Advisor' (to Rafsanjarii and
also to Priove Minister Mussavl) by the Amor leans; jiiid b)
Mohammed Lavasani, head of the political departmont of Iran's
Foreign Ministry. Also involved with the meet inns wore
Sadegh Tabatabai, who was referred to as the ‘Relative* by
the Americans because ho was Khomeini's son-in-law; Tabatabai
had ALSO BEEN KHOMEINI'S TOP HOSTAGE NEGOTIATOR IN 1980;
2 ) Ahmed Khomeini, Khomeini's son, whom Martin Killian now says
v^as the 'point man* for the 1980 meetings; and 3) the Deputy
Commander of the Revolutionary Guards, Sham Khani. (The
fantastic source for the above list is THE IRANIAN TRIANGLE, by
Samuel Segev, Chapter 10, together with pp- 213-263 of the
Congressional Iran/Contra Report).
If the real purpose of the late May 1986 Tehran meeting was to
re-create one of the earlier 1980 and/or 1981 meetin 9 (s), one
would of COUPS
and the Rev*
the
EXPECT Sheikholislam, Tabatabai, Ahmed Khomeini,
ards Deputy to have been involved* Sheikholislam,
especially I would have been a critical and nocessury puf*cicipant
in 1980 and/or 1981. As noted above, Killian says that t»e now
has sources who say that Ahmed Khomeini, Khomeini s son, was
■point wan* for tho 1980 roooting(5). Based on the re -enactment
theory, one twould also expect Ahmed Khomeini's
* chaperone* / Revolutionary Guards ■friend Hamid Nagashian to have
shown up in May 1986. Interestingly, Nagashian was Deputy
Commander ot the Revolutionary Guards bacK in 1980
POSITION as o?ie a now-known participants in May 1986, bhaw
ing to Houshang Lavi, another Iranian who remains
— the SAME
am. Ac CO, .
unnamed in the Congressional Iran/Contra Report jh none other
Dr. Cyrus Hashemi, who is sometimes referred to lusl as
Again. Hashemi was reportedly a key participant in the
October 1980 meetings, and probably also in McFarianes secret
Tdfli trio referred to in the WASH POST article of 11/29/86,
19 1 , _ _ the Greek reporter's article on the
which is the same date as the
the tape of the May 1986 meeting in Tehran
ai* the Mav 1986 Tahrun maut
xngji
a
contants ct
nificantly, the Iranians i„ Lebanon that
on ooh.if bi"; up'tJ!:
release ot the released before a deal could
one ot Cyrus CYRUS
U.S
ALSO
and French
be finalized, T J?Li**JJr*’the rele**« of the U », huHtagne
conditions for Mercury News
On the SAME DAY that Hashemi,
Oorbanifar and Khashogol, was
.906 North FIRST informed his
MASHCMl'8 three
in Lebanon <see Exhibit C,
article of 6/13/87, highlig
the ‘first channel* to Iran^with
Murdered in London — — July .-1 »
that a now vocond channol* omissary xnto Iran had
tjoen Ldof»tifi«<i by Hakim (p. 249 of tho Congr. Roport) . Mir wan
cut out > and Socord and Hakim took bin place. According to a
forroor oreployoo of Hakim* $, Timothy Richardson, Hakim himsolf
was a Mossad agant and had boon for years. Israel was thoretoro
therefore covertly involved, which may iic count for the
tact that the • second channel* turnod out to represent tho same
Iranian loaders as tho ’'first channel."
The importance of the affidavit of the Grook repui*ter who heard
the tape ot McFarlane’s May 190G trip should now bo clear:
IHE individuals whom the roporter recalls hearing on that tapO|
by implicetxon, WOULD ALSO HAVE BEEN PRESENT AT AT LEAST ONE OF
the 1981 an<J/or 1980 MEETING<S), and you can doduca thom from
th« above lists of participants in May 1966. The affidavit and
tape are also important in that they show McForlane referring to
a $5 BILLION dollar military equipment commitment to the
Iranians by tha U.S. (which happens to be the exact amount,
$5 billion, of Ferdinand Marcos's acknowledged stolen
Phillippine funds squirreled away by Khashoggi, Corbunifar s
partner; with Ronald Reagan having personally met with Marcos
December 1980). The official story, by contrast,
McFarlane and North wont to Tehran to discuss and _
the U.S. hostages in Lebanon wore released, a more S41 m
worth of HAWK missile parts and two IHIPIR radars (see P-
of the congressional Report, bottom
(Note also the similarity of the $41 million in HAWK parts a
radars to the amount allegedly discussed at the 1900
meeting(s): $40 million. Also note that ,
middle chapters), so one would expect ) i„
on n tap. aad. of I;?”'"?!* ’
Europe and/or Tehran. During the May zti. laoe m
Tehran, Iranian Prime i eauioment (p. Z39 of
refers to BILLION ^rtn or ^ billions, rather than
tho Report), which is _ . tape- McFurlane's insistence
"‘"'T^hra; AL^ the Sostages be released before
d-MCeiw of than the one planeload of parts which
that ^tth the^ro-enactmoot scenario, as
Reagan, is also con hostaoes wore released to Reagan in
ALL of the but that would not have been
January 1981 (save for Mrs. Dwyor, “.,-tina).
reflected in a tape made at a
that ho
d: d-Kd. dgflO-.re'Onactmorit-in-1986 scenario comes
Further support I*'® tangible evidence. Former President
Reagan, in his „ 3 «rExhibit D> testified ‘
Poindexter trial < T® to Khomeini JUST B
signed the Bibl» wit _ tqto TO TEHRAN. If ***»
LATE MAY 1986 McFARLANE FIVE MONTHS INTO THE FUTURE
- InS S" IT NOr PELIVEBED TO THE
WHY WAS THE
1
1 o
' KlH.-
MuHTere-
I - » 1
Oonar. Iran/Con^^ MCEriNGS
.O'V ' iMr rtRsr bible ^oport) ? t
■'A riBST, x„ all liholill" II"'^ ^igriod «
, ,tAv H(ter MoFarlana und\l
^ ” una Richard Ai i
tho
-• * •
.MU THF OCTOBEn B-a. ,a„ „„
.■>.„„. T_. '9B6 MCEUNos in FRANKFURT
The an.^wer xa that
ad had »ont tu
— ’ u f I ri 0 4 L. '' ed on Octohnr 3
‘ v edited October 2 I 9 fln Alien s
» A'X r\rt;a Hotol with Houaharwi^^^^'^®^°'^’ meotxrig at
to D.C. for that mAA 4 -^ (Eavi sayn h» was
Vrw Not-K, ono of whom I If'anian officials
>><« to VHO Bibla) was the Huahomi).
t^uxh i^ampaiqfn hit upon t mathod that the 19B0
R#«,5ao had been made do?sL2i t»i9nal bach to
'-n.i d the 1O/2/80 arina^ f ^ aware of the approach
By «arly Oolob.>f 100 ^ ^'°!*^“®® Approach to McFarlane
• «^tsaoiaoi.s rolativi Jn'Fr
«'\. t viniary Guards int«iiT ^ Frankfurt in th« prusi.iico o<
- vVvvir 1 O intalligonco Official <pp. 2isa & 2G4 of
^ ^ <F n V s t r at i W03 It Hamid Nagashian or Sham Khani?)»
- , ! already heavy into establishing tho
. case the Iran operations were blown,
dated 10/3/80, a 'smokiny yun ' xf there
' ,/*"** I'wcauae it linked the initiative DIRECTLY to the
F en . was over made public, tho Administration could then
the 10/3/86 Bxble that tho press had
Alternatively, of course^ there could
and the Xranxans could have simply
1980 to a '6', in 1986 in tho date
. V
\ \ o
. \ !«■ that » t wa s 'just*
a» »a,f}y been told about.
*te been but one Bible,
''A'nje.l the final '0‘ in
Aee^an ’ s sxyned messaye.
^•’*»v'th#kr piece of evidence for tho ro—onactiiioiit scenario also
^ f rom the transcript of former Presidont Reayan's Kebruiif*y
^ ^90 videotaped tostxiviony in tho Poindexter trial. On page
s>'f the transcript of that testimony (Exhibit E), Mr. BocKliipy
ndexler ‘ s attorney, asked President Roagan, who was a
witness for Poindexter's defense, the following
^ii^'v\on: Oo you recall giving Admiral Poindexter any
X -i’%t r%u 1 vons with regard to assembling together the story ot
IHACTIMO what had gone on (in) the past few years?" In the
Aftual videotape, Mr, Becklor smiles a Mona Lisa smile at this
catches himself, and restates the question along the
hy then familiar linos of whether Reagan recalled giving
Pv^Vndaxler instructions regarding putting together the false
chi'^ohology of Irangate events. Although this is far weaker
%a|p|^ort for the re-^enactment scenario than tho Bible statement
hy Aeagan, it is a curious choice of words otherwise.
AlMSiher significant **slip“ by Reagan in his testimony is on page
<i)thlbit F>, where Reagan, asked about the November 1985 U.S.
efets shipment to Iran, states that he recalls FRANCE as having
hgmn involved. In the actual videotape there is a LONG pause by
V {teehler, Poindexter * s counsel, after this statement by
Heegen before Beckler "corrects" the former president* On page
heegan, t believe, pretends that this was just another
''liiipi* and both leave unsaid that Israel had allegadly been
Intended insteed of France- Given the Paris meetings in 1980,
>
" 1 iforoia*
!,• said Franca.
l^tina »«'«ncho, „„ H„v«„b«r 21, 1900 Ir,
thora xa little question of his h«viny mount Franco
^ny the ra-anactroont scenario, .snd th
important for Richard's defense? it
^ ^ Ml mi^ •
4 cFarlano wont to Iran in ea
[ho May 1986 trip
o uvLdence tor it,
you can demon^trato that
rly 1901 (tho POST articio); that
was a ro-"Onactm«nt of that 1901 mooting in
[ran and/or one of tha 1980 mootlng(s); and that U.S. armn
flowod to Iran in 1981 , tho jury will domand to Know the reason
^ihy. Regarding tho 1981-forward U.S. and other western arms to
[ran, journalist Myron Struck of DEFENSE NEWS told mo
that ho had been told by a GAO <Governroont Accounting
employee at tho Pentagon that the GAO employee hud persona
seen at least one memo from the U.S. Embassy m ou
dated in the early 1980's dealing with .y.’ that
shipments to Iran through South Korea, /JJ* ^ ^ omt>»»»odor to
Donald Gregg was knowledgeable. Gregg i» either he or another
South Korea. Struck also « one-on-one
interviewer recently asked these and other U.S. a^ma
official, though secret, Foreign ^ended the interview,
looK... liK. «>• “
. i*:'-.:’ a. «b.s .
w ^ Judoe Greene, tho judge iri
Moving on to the ’decision today, ' i i„xt
Poindaat.r s trxax. pP,Vxl.9.<i 9"? ,
ts
oindexter s 'are privileged arrd are oi.
"“Sr’casr'^^^f you can't subpoena critical
h^toid NSC Advisor Richard A^ released, you
tru'^r.. —V’ f„%x“cS[rd^ iiiirs."
should ’“tlS.it for that ’’'“i[i”l9»1 ,.cr«t .ootmo
i to ROST artxcl. ,»'’5 “"it ■ . ca>. to lot y»“
,d . * 1 . the judge iri Rich
Iran, y°“^^J°icFarlane as woll-
subpoena assistance.
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30, 19B6 iJljc HuntfluliU tLimcB A-,1
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — An
Athens Wwspiper said S&Hurdaj
Uitt tapes made of 0-S. envoy
Rpbert UcFarltne's talks wilb
Iranians showed that the United
States shilled more than $1 bUlioii
worth of otUitary equipment to
Iran,
That would be about l(» limes
more than the amouul U*S of-
Gclats have satd was sent.
The dtUy DimoJcrat/lcos Logos
also said that according to the
tapes, S2 mlilioD of the monei' paid
for the arms by Jranfan
auUiorities was sent to the Islsmic
Jihad group holding Americans
hostage in Lebanon.
’While House spokesman Dan
Howard satd in Santa Barbara,
Cifif., "We are nol commentlfie
publicty on the specifics of (he
arms deal However, we have
briefed the appropriate cengres-
siotal committees in detail. WhOc
the milter is under in vesUgaUoc I
don't think it is appropriate to
commeBt on die stories, to matter
how crity they arc-'*
MeFtrUne did not return
telephoiMf messages left at his
home and oIBeeLn tha WasKLigion
area OB Saturday
Ofnirot BnHnanouilidis, wtSo
wrcHe the J>jjb okra rfios Logos
story, io.*d Tbe AisocJatrd Trt$$
the cooteou of the tapes were
ft%m ta him by reliablr y:urces
He dechord to say if hr beard the
actual tapes or read IranscripU.
TTie paper has nol previously
broken a story of major inlema-
lloual slgniTicance. so it was dif-
HeuK to gauge the reltahilily of its
report.
The paper has clo.ije ties with
Premier Andreas Papandreou’s
Socialist govern nicnl. The article
was based on whal it said were
tapes cf McFarlane's talks with
Iranians in Tehran,
MePariane, a former national
security adviser, reportedly made
two trips to Iran this year as part
of an elfort, begun in 19fl5, to Im-
prove relations with so-caJkd
moceralc elements In that coun-
try’s revolutionary leadership.
President Reagan has ac-
knowledged that U.S. weapons
were shipped, but he said the arms
were "defensive'* and only small
amounts were involved. Me denied
that the arms, ^ome of which were
shipped via Israel, w*ere intended
as raoson to gain the release of .
Americans held in Lebanon by|[
fundamentalist Sh:ile MrsJems]'
believed to be Jd> a Uo Ira n.
Three Americans have been
released by their Lebanese Kid-
cappers since Scplercber ISBS,
when the first arms shipments
reportedly were made. Six
Amerjcans rema:o missing in
ROBERTMcFAFLANE
Tapes Made of Talks
since J97S, when Iranian revcly*
tionarie? stormed the U.S, Em-
bassy in Tehran and held 52
AmpricarsbosUxe for 14 months.
The Iranians have said that they
have tapes cf McFtrlaDc*s can-
versatJoos and that they might
publish the IraLScripts or
Lebanon. .dlslributo the tapes, s
An emtarge or the sale of U S. / The newspaper said the tapes
weapons to Inn has been In effect \ reveal the tnUed Slates supplied
ftran with milUary enutpmcni
/worih as much as SU biHicn. It
/said tbe tapes show that
L Washinglcn bad agreed to supply
I Iran with equipment worth f5
\ bUlton.
* “From the money paid by the
Persians, %2 million was given to
the pro-Iranian lerrorisl group
(Islanic) Jihad In Beirut for Ui?
release of hosUges," the news-
paper wrote.
House majority leader Jim
Wright, D-Texas, has said the
weapons sent by Washinglon to
Iran were valued st $12 minion by
the UDilcdStatrs.
Bui sources in Iran told the AP
that 35 many as 20 planeloads of
American weapons ucrc
delivered in May during one of
McFartaoc’s visits,
Iran demanded that the United
States conUnue its arms ship-
rnenis after the secret negotia-
lions belw'een the two countries
were revealed this mocth, or it
would disclose the contents of the
tapes, Dimokr a tikos Logos
claimed.
The paper snid Iran tcid lac
United Stales to cease shipping
arms through Israel, because of
Arab reaction, and instead to use
American bases in Wcslern
Europe.
Reagan said earlier this month*
that he has ordered a ^aU n the
shipments to Iran.
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.uhninistf xtion.'*
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the Scn.xtc Aimed Services Com-
mittee, McF.xrhne approached the
Re.j pn c.xmp.xiRo’s foreign policy
adxiser. Rutiaid V. Allen, with an
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hver the American hosi.xges then
held in Teh T.xn to the Ke.xgan e.xmp
prior to the Novcmt>cr election.
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Ai Ihe Mmo Urr.e. iiiti
Oifiiht i.itd. iKo Ur.V(ll| nvide it
cicer |hA| liAfi ifcOulJ mbre Ihflfl
iho world m^irkrt pace for U S.
Aim}.
In November 19# i, (hcn lMActl
Ddcnvc Mimilrr And ^heron
rime Id WA^hm|iAA jiaa pfOfouJ
the (i.imAn »rmv ih»ptnrnt| lo
l)elen-^ licucury Ckpm \y, Wc^.
berier, tourer t t.\id. ■‘Wembergrr
pul up 4 red h|ht,* ui 4 One lovrec.
m^iiirr. i tnipmrnlt were tuv-
•eooentijr At«de. touKci Mid. The
' ioureet tVd Mifr^ibint Ktd « num*
ber ot dluuiibAt wiib KimrKi tnd
$li}rOA.
When other Sui« Drtarlifictil
oiricLvIi Iftrnfd thtt l|ti| lud tl-
KAicd lo III Acre ihlpmc At of U.H,
to if.vA, iKey eipUioed to ll.4«
th.n U.^. opoil iiw» btrtinf trmt C*
lo Iren could not be piopeily dr*
<.om\eAlPd by ir.Ahlng iCf# ihlpmcnl
ihrouftH lhad epuAtiKt ewvb M )i*. ,
r.vcL' lUtg Mio bee Amo tort vine td
*Mer loiihtr diKuition with hit
^Ihc lr;^ni.in hvin^tion cropped
up Afy Hud MipArl.ine supported it
/ five yc.iri }go * sMd one source whp
l<now!cdKe of both
ll.vig’s .^nd McPnrl.vnc*s 1001 r<
lt»e hocus
slrAtrgk pl.^nning
r<^1.
pOcut
It WAS one of tho?,c 'good uUms.* the
hold close stuff done in secret trips
by the new Administration to show,
different/ th^n the Curler
adnunistrAlion.”
Kven before 1981. sources said,
Mcrarlvne proposed dramatic cO'
initiatives involving Iran. In
1980. while he was on the staff of
the Jknate Armed Services Com-
i mittce. McF.irlanc appro.vchcd rhe
Reagan campaign's foreign policy
ativiscr. Richard V. Allen, wnh an
Iranian cvilc who propo^d to do-
liver the American hostages then
held in Tehran to the Reagan camp
to the November election,
initiative went nowhere,
policy.
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ather iiraell Ahtpincnti,
lo ooufceo With aav**'
fd|| lUrg 0 pcrndMl'^ fcff th# ic.t
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ere tly withlo iM Stilo C>rp*f(n.<‘*t
aimJ i>o foriiMil dcsii*wA me rr.ui #rr •
iigAcd. the lourcei
1 a Mjy 1962, Kmi taid »a •
tpvTill fhit the Uniic4 ^*iatr*
rtCuliAl In tho Iran lfa<| w«r *04
puuld ior)tmu€ 10 rcf^io id leppty
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itoi lotilha iiJitwm.
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olhtr Aimi Id liAA. AA ^
Th# Will 3utcl yriter<i*f-
In Into VIC *1 pullial^od lo IHJi.
|wo oentof uJVcd
pubtkiy lU/ut the fok of ibo Ue#tcl
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10 Ima.
SharoA mM In o Mar IVJ2 iuier-
vi<w wdh 11}% W*i»MAiJtuA f 1^1
fUl Ihi UftUnd Suit* »§• in-
formed In dclAll In idvtA^ cf Iht
irmi ihtpment And effcicd M ob-
jeciloii.
~We diKuSKd thii rrAmthi 9g^
with otM AmrriciA course
Sharon lAid. *Wi Mil (Ait nci^ruh
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whivK we Ail futl. »4 hiti tu kite
4 imAtt tipcA^o ihi»
try. A liny iti^A bridge to ttUi enua*
try."
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oa o ret Anns desk vere djscboed
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A rare sad vtniJebt form oi knko-
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bavo been raised abo^ the accora-
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whether cfcemj caJ or radUauoe
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iHMifwwk anociaUM Tltalf raae is
pending
A msloen# all Ir lil, wbUt cs
prattlag kkapUCMni abeaU «tggva
ilone gl eniDUe lou) play Iti tM
death, rooc«dad ihii WMk: ”A mfa-
tery writtf r«»ulc&*l bavo ikoc bet*
'^ler.*' \
HashtiDl Aral cmergad aa a ooi^
troveralij chajraeier m early atr
Uinpes al cLandeaUna rriatlooa bO'
twaeii Ihe Unlled Sialci uid Um
m^olutkioary lovenunenl of tran.
la 19UI, alter i2 bosyget vero
~aeu£d ai lac U.S. fthbaaay Ih Teh-
raa Haahrmt, who was baaed U
LoodoQ, of/er^ ih help oegotUta
for thor rrlraaa
*'He to be a cocedp of
Hijheml RjUsso>ani (now leader
of ibe Iraolao ParUaxocDtl,* ra-
called Uoyd Cutler, legal oocmed
* 10 President Carter at the bzx>e.
•^e met with lam la New York,
hot rrHh"-"g LmponaaJ came of IL*
l'.'llli;ili fll lllSIMMM I IIIMll I 111 V( .si l<'a|i<HI
i
i( >m < ^ \ I ; IM M » / < 1 1 I n J I »l nl If j 'r I f i 1 1
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I I . r 1 1 1- I r n I i t , 1 4 ; I ’ ’ f hr f n hn i n | m < I * 1 1 h
hy i.^MVJ'r I iM i u J i( !(► pM<li^ I Mir
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to*
I
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Ijbf’ia wtik fdfW lohi In lafirsn arid
M an l4> »rt* ilvian noMneta u
n^n tIA n»m« la liu In itoil aitd
tVtl H* mnA iwo of bln tvTtlltnrs
were |rMilri««1 In Itii fwr l|i#l'
rt»loi In thoaa IraaMctltHoi
w cnl y laU, b«i HaihatiiJ tad Um
pUwr bro t her fied back uiE^kgUnd,
tba ulae ware part ol
their Mfarl loflpco chanaeli oaoee*
tur to help t«a hodafea mleaaad,
VmWi Kaaheml beoma a fugi-
tive, be had boasted to frieodi and
aaa<Wiialra that lb* VS. govem.-
meat wai ao grateful for his beJp
1» the baetaga oegollalkiOB thai ba
Om Wulie Houae chotoc to auc*
p
'/ f
I the AratnlUh Ft'ihtfllsk KN»
rn#4(vj Oia fi| Iran • gnvntw
Uaihemt was Kar#ed Ibervafler
r«m relvrolng tfi the Uoltad
K1atip«, whrie h|s non atteaKt*d
arhricij a^jid wbse bn said be had
ml Ulnae of dnl Uri to mat eatate
Inveiioieou But ha ippareeiUy
fund, jo the AiDertcao boeiagea
la L eb anoix a new opportenUy
to Lmprerve bis ttralnao ralaLkna
wUh toe U.S. govcromeaiL
Ifi June 19ti, Haahemi amt a
mwwaga to WUllain Caa^, direo
tor of the CIA, offetfOg Ui help
ohiaiD iba relcM of boslafes in
esdiaage for hU lodietmest belcg
If M I *
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n| 'tnak, ■ fJiMi
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tIA ef^tftval
in 0 sn«lne of t aiNttM
I rt*fwl
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fn/fan*! If* »•««#« 0HJ|
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fw« mI/|
nMMtikf mtm\ hAaiAfruff
■ tunti n***! n**t '■liN PrirtM Mlifl#
itnn *HN pfina
Uttf rwNi nf Ifaalw^ril mw>|jw4*.|
^ ,^w v-f t alNaia tet»»*ip*r*i# • (t*a| iq
(fN Jnhn AlialMN*f.!i ItnigtltfNiX *ra^ arffw f»* littafag## an4 pi
I anti aattt* lain iif \ uade Ithi a««isiatKi* tm a dj*f?uwnf|
y^tnmd and tllnrj Khsfitoiggf bariird
oof of bta )ofit vtnLjm igrmffM/xi
wUh tIaaVmJ Lo August and. ujiia#
knowoM to HasbnnJ., mtered win j
Itbfle H o me tancUoned 1/anftr
arms deal Is partnerahlp with
CihofbtGifar, (he mas Haiheaif
had fetnodbeed to him Is Kamlx^
^•^hemj, »ho records acd
•wroes say conti Xfcd t/ricg to oe-
fouate ism uncuoDed arm oetit
JOT a whJe, tae cut otk
Hilaf that be lid (‘tejls'.ti
Imnlsn f urefipi MirUstry
Tboaa M*nlacte, Ifasbeml uld.
were wtUlsg V» bdp gain the ri#
leaae of UA boeUf«f and to eon
•kkr ■ change la J/msias policy
toward (be Uoitrd Sialee Is ex-
chAGfa for (he Ifwodom cd ptihlrm-
fiiu prlaooen held by Kuwait, (he
sale of aoB tank tnisiUei imd ihs
dumlifil of Hasbqail's lodlctnvmL
Accordi;,# to prevtouur f-lirtf-
Header*s Note: Cyrus Hasneni was . '
at th^ Paris ^.eeting in Cctcb^r 19
at wh*ch the -eagan-3ush Carr.paign
cjt a secret deal with Iran tc
delay release of the 52 hostages
and release them on Reagan and
Bush * s inauguration in exchange
for J.s* anns beginning as soon
they gained the -hite House --
i.e. in I 98 I. Hashemi began
shipping his arms to Iran In
1981 (see atov® article, third
column.
/
as
* V
f
^ £ o n
I , All h r, ft r ^ c *■' H<- ~ ^
■■‘••a-., I.
do hereby sve-sr
-rn 16 February 1944, Plainfield, New Jortioy,
5s F' ^
accurate* sumr^iFy r. ^
/ -» * f, 4 en ts a ;
^i*£i.rd fVi& ^ j
t the following account is a tru
and
knowledge and rec
nd conversations, to the best of my
**wCviOn, and that where errors occur, they are
G
u n i n ten t i On a 1 ^ ^
^\^ct or opinion caused by the passage of tim
since the
* “ - -/-fits -ranspired; that I have no conscious intent
to deceive, r l s e
r'
manipulate facts for personal profit, and no
other motive other tr.€:r. justice, truth, ethics in Govern
men t , and
loyalty and patriotisn
to ry country and the sincere hope that this
information vij.1 nelp policymakers, the Congress, my former employer,
•«
zens of the U.S. rebuild a strong corruption-free
lavs
IA-, and the
ci t
I make this
s ta
and reoulat
ions
lasiified i:
nf or
and allege
tion
.erent freely and I am generally aware of the
reGu*c;^*ons related to disclosure of sources and methods.
and classifies inforration, and the penalties for making false state-
And I hereby svear that this statement is true
and accurate to the best of my knowledge and recollection. I also
state for tne record that the Government’s use of national security lavs
or regulations to delay, prevent, or undermine the effectiven
ess or
mmi nc
crGdabiXity of any In/Gstigation# or of thG sourc© — Allan BrucG Hg
or actions by any government or ex-government official to harrass th
^
or Intimidate me or others who seek justice and truth constitutes
violation of Federal lav under 18 USCS 1505 and 1512; and that
r j VI r
or conspiracy by certain individuals hiding behinf national
laws should not be condoied, or the system of justice and i
cur ity
“'partial
investigation be derailed because of partisan political motiv
i V© S O JET f
or
any o^he^ reason, and that these issues are matters
of public policy ar
deserve an open and fair hearing, which has been denied.
do not make this sworn statement- 4 -^ j
to destroy or undermine the CIA
or my government, out of malice touAr,^ ■
towards institutions of the
government, but to put an end fo v
H n end to abuse of the public trust, to
injustice, to violations of law, and interference and coercion of
me and indirectly my family by individuals in positions of authority
and public trust who abuse Constitutional rights, and have violated
or ignored legal and ethical standards they have sworn to uphold.
Efforts have been made for some time to undermine my reputation,
credability, psychological and physical health, my employment rights,
my einploy abi 1 i ty , and my financial stability* The individuals^
ft
where known ^responsible for these abuses or other violations of law
should be dealt with by the proper authorities. My access to my
children has also been directly affected by these events since March 1
%
I shall let the facts stand for themselves and let rational people dra
the logical and rational conclusions. I stand on mv record of
T
?
disti
since 19^7 ,
s a
C_I A . I have served ur
very arduous conditions in the Third World, including Morocco, Algeria,
Tunisia, Calcutta# India, and New Delhi, India, along with my family*
In October 1985, I was awarded the CIA's Intelligence Commendation
Medal for extraordinary service related to the acquisition of
information on an Asian Communist country of high interest to policyma)
s* I am a strong proponent of ethics in Government and CIA, a strong
CIA free of corruption and political manipulation# and traditional fam
values and Judeo-Christian moral and religious beliefs. I believe past
inequities and violations of lav will unless steps are taken to
reform the system and enforce the lavs, and institute an attitude of
do n
ot insKo tl’iis swoirn
fatatoment t
or my govornment, out of maiirp
‘^e tovards instituti
o destroy or undermine the CIA
governrnon t / but fn r i»**
t-o put an end t
ons of the
injustice, to violations of lav a •
and interfe
abuse of the public trusts to
me and indirectly
rence and coercion of
y by individuals in positions of authority
and public trust vho abuse ConsfSi-,^*
tutional rights, and have violated
i •
or ignored legal and Gthin;^! o*.
andards they have sworn to uphold
Efforts hsve boon „a<Js for sons time to undermine my reputetion.
— ^ m ^ ^ ^ V ^ ^ ^ ^ m r
credability, psychological and physical h»ian->, * < k*.
M ijjiysicai health, my employment rights.
my employability, and my financial stability. The individuals.
/
ere Jc n o wn .responsible fo?*
^ ^ these abuses or other violations of law
should be dealt with by the proper authoriti
es . My access to my
children has also been dlrect'iv v... .
uirecrry affected by these events since March 1
I shall let
facts stand for themselves and let rational people dra
the logical
rational conclusions. I stand on
I have served ur
very arduous conditions in the Third World, including Morocco, Algeria
Tunisia, Calcutta, India, and New Delhi, India, along with my family
In October 1985, I was awarded the CIA's Intelligence Commendation
Medal for extraordinary
ice related to the acquisiti
on of
information on an Asian Communist country of high interest t
o policyma)
s. I am a strong proponent of ethics in Government and CIA, a st
rong
CIA free of corruption and political manipulation, and traditi
onal fa
m
values and Judeo-Christi
eve past
moral and religious beliefs. i beli
. AJtcceu't^
inequities and violations of law will reewc unless steps are taken to
reform the system and enforce the laws, and Institute an
^^^itude of
N
E
T
?
pfii. r i o L 1 fim of ihotorlc, adherence to rights and lavs#
f)f ifi i ,if, 1 on and It d* corps, respect for Congressional
O', cr i qh». , ,ir,q .1 Iio|)i(r.ihion of powex's so that the intelligence comraunit'
Cannot abuf.o i te i
rmfUMino p(jwni and resources# and that the VThite Hous
fi rj y pol i tic ril fjroup (^annot misuse this national resource for partisa*
political o r i d @ o 1 oc j 1 c a 1 t e a ; ; o n s • 1 also be 1 i
thatn an obsessive
cenr ern for nc*f;roay dc?nios tlio American public their right to public
;
debate and review of lf>;mos of vital concern to the Nation# and that
the Vlhite House and the? Intelligence Community’s actions in the past
V j c Vc/
demonstrate a distrust and manipulativej of the public# and ignores
the common sense* and rlcjlitK of the people to a government that is
open# free# and responsive to their real concerns* The gap between the
geverned and those who govern has become ever wider# and the level of
corruption in the last ten years has reached proportions that demand
publiYi;: srutiny. Unfortunately# every effort has been made by the
bureacracy and the authorities to discourage# delay, or stop open
debate within and without the government. My story is one small piece
in a much wider story* Because I cannot prove every statement in a court
of lav does not make it any less valid or untrue* It is rather an
indictment of the way the system works as opposed to how it was
designed to work# and the larger concerns here have serious
ramifications for the stability and honesty and efficiency of government
The CIA asd the Intelligence community# because of their unusual
mission and capabilities# have a very special responsibility to observe
the highest standards of integrity# lav# and impartial
and objective actions and analyses in the national# not partisan interes
Pa jf ^ 1 Qu 5 2^ y within the U.S* # these standards of conduct must be manlnta
ed* They have not been. This affidavit recounts some of the abuses and
violations I witnessed or had access to*
t.iie Directorate of
nivlslon for the large part of
Cftroor Trainee/Clandestine Services
Operations
tny career,
offivcer. I
(DDO) Neareast and
following trainin
entered the CIA
1972 as a
GS-8/1 at a salary of
$9,000 and retired In 1988 as a
GS-l*l/3 at a base salary of
following a successful tour
$49,763. I was promoted to GS-14/3 in 1986
as Deputy Chief of Station in Tunisia. Fro /\
Late August 1985 to late November 1986, I was assigned to the Iran
Branch of NE Division, initially in charge of Counterintelligence and
Counterterrorism, and after April 1986, also for worldwide Foreign
Intelligence Collection operations. This effort was largely in support
of Agency operations that were run from a Station in Western Europe.
2. 1975 to June 1985, I served broad continuously, and at CIA Headquarl
from summer 1885 to August 1988. From December 1986 to September 1987,
I was Deputy Chlef/North Africa; and from September 1987 untiti June
1968, I was Deputy Chief of Egyptian Operations in NE/EGYPT. I was
transferred briefly to a non-managerial position in Foreign Resources
Division/Boston in late August 1988 but resigned in September to enter
the private sector because my career path and advancement were being
tr
r
t-'
blocked.
I N j ' O J< M A T I n N release
Ethics, and National Seciirify
(( opyi I^MX))
VJ!r- information is made avaii^ble to the recipients in
PUBLIC GOOD, THE PUBLIC’S RIGHT TO KNOW THE
W^0/?/i:/A^G5 OF IT'S GOVERNMENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THAT
OWC//1/..S ACTING ON THE GOVERNMENTS BEHALF, OR
ni'nt- ! (^^'fUCIALS, ABUSE AND MISUSE THEIR POWER AND AUTHORHY FOR
I LRSONAL GAIN, POWER, OR TO KNOWINGLY SUPPRESS THE TRUTH. THE
central INTELLIGENCE AGENCY {CIA} AND OFFICERS OF THE FEDERAL
investigation {FBI) have knowingly and willfully
AIIhMPlED TO SUPPRESS THIS INFORMATION TO PREVENT ITS PUBLICATION
f '^'NOROUGH investigation by the congress, internally, or by THE
77//i.yE /tC'nOA^S' HAVE BEEN APTLY DESCRIBED AS A "PAITERN OF
IV’ INCIDENT'S PORTRA Y THE ACTIONS OF A FEW OFFICERS OR EX-
OFFICERS WHO HAVE UNDERMINED THE CREDIBILTIY OF EVERY HONEST
GO VERNMENT EMPLOYEE.
THh FOLl.OWING INCIDENTS ARE PERSONALLY KNOWN TO A, BRUC’E
IIEMMINGS, A RETIRED GS-14 CIA SENIOR OPERATIONS OFFICER WHO
SERVED MIS COUNTRY WITH DISTINCTION IN VIET NAM (1968-69) AnI) AS A
CIA INTELLIGENCE OFFICER FROM 1972 TO 1988. HE WAS DECORA'FED IN
VIET NAM AND WAS AWARDED THE CIA’S PRESTIGIOUS INTEL.LIGENCE
COMMENDATION MEDAL IN 1985. MR. HEMMINGS REFIRED IN 1988 AND
VOL.UN'I'ARILY TESTIFIED ON ILLEGAL CIA ACFIVl'I'IES 'I'O THE SENATE
SUBCOMMHTEE ON INTELLIGENCE AND THE SENATE COMMITrEE ON
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS DURING 1989.
incident 1 - Commercial Espionaf’e within CIA
In enriy April, 1987, a retired .senior CIA officer, William J. M olTered Mr. Hemmim»-
}| monthly .salary (amount un.specified) to STEAL CLASSIFIED FILE AND NAMn
T RACE INFORMATION from CIA paper and computer files, and pass them to him 'uui
his firm, VARICON, Inc., which at that time was located in Skyline Towers Three Bail * ’•
Crossroads, Alexandria, Virginia. Mr. Hemmings had gone to this officer on a ners(!if',^
matter, having worked for this officer in India in the early 1980’.s, and in no way solicited ihV
oiler. Mr. Hemmings immediately rejected the offer by Mr. M., and later reported it to u -
Division Branch Chief, Jack, and to the Office of Security Reinvesiigation Division -imi V
the Polygraph Division, and in 1989 to the CIA Inspector General and to inve.sticatoiVp I
oyal, John NeLson, and John Ellif of the Senate Subcommittee on Intelligence.
Mr, M. called Mr. Heinmings at his CIA office
on a former IJ.S. Department of State
M.liciled derogn.ory information from CIA files”" thereafter, and actively
d,rdeT.;'ils”m his s,lr"'"‘"®- i" "tit'-April mi) attd reported
n.mminns told Mr M n... " r in Security, with tie, re.sult. Mr.
Hcmming.s told Mr. M never to call him again and the hart..ssn,c,tt ended.
on:{jRRFD^^ I’l^IOR TO THE LUNCH WIT! I MR. M, WHICI 1
APRIl 1987 MR MALL/ITALIAN RESTAURAN T IN EARl.Y
WHICH Mr’ M^QAtn PORTABLE PERSONAL COMPUTER,
COMMERCIAT^pItm^ma^c ON HIS GROWING WORLDWIDE
f lA cfiiirrr* n t . 1 E NET WORK, Tlic.se contacts included at least one active
_ , ^ foreign intelligence officials in South Asia and ItJtly, The
purpose, he said, was to collect information, mostly derogatory, on U.S. and foreign officials
« nd iHisiness executives and their companies, and to .sell it to U.S. and foreign customers,
lor political leverage or for corporate takeovers, etc.
Ai^PROArw DECISION TO REJECT AND REPORT THIS
^ parent LY IGNORED BY CIA Security been u.se Mr. I lemmings
_ 1 .*r* . ^ -summer, 1988, receiving a retirement
medal and certificate. Mr. M. may have been aware of Mr. Heinmings actions in reporting
the approach becau.se he was very cold and hostile to Mr. Hemmings.
On 27-28 November, 1989, Mr. Hemmings visited CIA Headquarters at the request of CIA
Inspector General William Donnelly, who to that point had refused to acknowletige or
investigate or di.scu.ss any of the corrupt practices brought to his attention by Mr. I lemmings,
personally, starting on 4 April 1989. Mr. Donnelly listened to Mr, Hemmings version of
events, thanked him, and stated that Mr. Hemmings was quite correct, and that lie was
looking Into it. Mr.Hemmings said he doubted it, given CIA’s past record of avoiding or
covering up corruption, and this particular incident. Mr. Donnelly then .said that five other
CIA officers had received similar recruitment approaches.
T o Mr. Hemmings knowledge, nothing has been done to put a stop to the practice of ex-
and other ex-government officials using their inside contacts and former colleagues
commercial espionage .sources, on a paid basi.s.
as
Mr. Hemmings, in 1990, personally investigated VARICON, Inc. and discovered that the
firm is or was headed by former Deputy DCI Ray Cline, and that former Office of Technical
Services Director of Operations Raymond Barker, tind former CIA Director of Seciiritv
1 lerbert J. Saunders were officers of the company, and that Mr. M. was a Vice President and
Director of Security. The company’s publicly available brochure described and named the
company’s officers, including their former CIA lies.
tilt I I I t 111 (Mil
•illK r on isvfj occsisions Ihcreaffer, and actively
''"'"W"' ' •' former U.S. Department of State
’ ’ ' * * miiMii)'. o |i 1 1 ) (I III!*, fi-fjinifjl finarlr in mid-April 19S7) and reported
>ioii niitl Olfice of Security, with no result, Mr.
np.imi and (he harassment ended.
M
t K r M I V (it h(‘. N H| H 1 it tf \
I It M M tu M r ^ t M K I Mt M IH M i If I i
MK Ml MMlNt i‘. m « A1 I •. 1 1 lA I l»lM(i|/ TO 1 1 ffi UJHCH Wmi MR, M, WMICH
t PKIM l» IN AN nNhl |Mil<t)|iM|) MAI 1,/riAIJAN RESTAURANT IN EARLY
\nUI MK M MIOWH) HIM HIS I'()1MAHLR PRRSONAI, COMPUTER,
WHU H MK M ‘.AIM i ON I AINI I) DATA ON HIS GROWING WORLDWIDE
t V MMI M lAl I .1 K tfTAt iK NP I \V< >RK, These coniacis included at least one active
i I \ Nonu e mat a mimlM i <>l loo i)>ti mie|li|;,rtice officials in South A.sia and Italy. The
pmposv . hv Mud. NSiU. lo nillc . ( mh.miiiiion, mosily derogatory, on U.S. and foreign officials
,uiil luivim NS t M l niivi's anil ihen nim|Mnies, imd lo sell it lo U.S. and foreign customers,
ill (iif ift||U)iu(f* t il l( (*( )vt*rs, etc
HIMMINtlS* KKiHTI UI l)|’(’lSlf)N TO REJECT AND REPORT THIS
\l I Kv V\^ 1 1 \\ A » Al 1 AKI-N I ! V |i iNORLD HY C'lA Security becau.se Mr. 1 lemmings
I >1 1 noiijiIIv NUNN Ml M III ( lA I leitdi |iim lers in mid-summer, 19S8, receiving a retirement
nu >lul uiid I ( I (till iit(* Ml, M iiKiy have l)(*en aware of Mr. I Iemming.s actions in reporting
tin- uppiomh lu « uum' hr was veiy nijd :md hostile (o Mr. I lemmings.
On ' ■ TS Novrinl'. I. 10 H‘t_ Mi. Ilrnimiiig.s visited CIA Headquarters at the request of CIA
ln\|Vv(oi Hrnrinl Williiim Homielly, who to that point had refu.scd to acknowledge or
imi Ntigutr oi disniNN uiiv ol (he romipl pi ticlices broughl (o his attention by Mr. I lemmings,
I'ONonuHv. Niiiiimg on I Apiil ldK9. Mr. Donnelly lislencti lo Mr. Hemmings version of
cnciUn, thunkrd him. mid siiiird that Mr. Hemmings was quite correct, and that he was
K'okmg mio it Mi Hrmmmgs said hr iloublfit it, given CIA’s past record of avoiding or
V \'\ri mg up l oi I iipitoii, milt the. p.ii liriilm incident. Mr. Donnelly then s:iid that five other
Ol \ olturiN Imd K'leivril Miiiilm i rn iiilmrni approaches.
lo Ml I IrinmUigN kitowlrdj'r, nothing has brrn done lo put a stop to the practice of ex-CIA
mid vuhri rs govn miii'til ullirials using (hrii inside contacts and former
vomitirii ml rspioimgr .sum res, on a paid hasi.s.
s as
Ml Hrmmitigs, In |»rrsoniilly invrsligalrd VAIHC'ON, Inc. anti discovered that the
him ISO! was hrmird l>y lonnri Deputy Df ’I R;iy Cline, and that former Office of Tcchnic.il
SeiNurs i)nri'loi of Oprnilions Rnymond Haikm, and lormei CIA Diiector of Security
I U'lhrit 1 SaundriK were oflir'ris of llir < ompany, and tluat Mr. M. was a Vice President and
Durvioi of Smiiily, The coni|»any’s jnihhi ly tivailable hrochiire dc.scribed and nj
vvanpanvA olllirr.s, liu'hidliig Ihrli lotniei CIA ties.
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in IWO, when this inrormalion was brought to the attenii«ai of OCI William 1 •
Webster in a letter fiom Mr. 1 lemmings atul to the Ollicc <il Security, and to the ‘‘den lo^
of the Special Assistant to the Dircctrn of I’crsotmel, Frank 1-..., there was no reply ““d
f'lr fUf* Offu’n r’lf .^rf'iiiilv Mt I.. tnifl Mr. I ItMUniinUS OH tllftC
[>Crs office or the Office of Secuiily. Mt. 1., told Mr. I lemmings on three sepai.
veasions that Mr. 1 lemmings had no proof, discoimlcd the remarks by '^donelly, regar
in approach to five other officers, and said liu;rc was no reason to bring it to the a cn
M the Department of Justice or Fm, allliough Mr. I lemmings suggested that they anitc
I'lvHight to justice if he ;nul the live othm office.is were allowed to testily befoK .i gi-mi
1 he former telepltoite number of VARK'ON, Inc. was (70.'f) 2K'l-7SbO. 1 hat
been disconnected and given to another firtn that may have intelligence
number has
proprietary
onnections.
Mr. Hemmings notes that former DDCl and Director of INR in the Departme nt o . >
Ray Qine, is collaborating with John Marks in the "Search for Common _
organization’s efforts to establish liaison witii the KGB, and specifically the pro- .
KGB leadership led by Chairman Valeriy Krychukov and Generals Sherba .«
Zvendenkov.
Note: In recent years the security link between the CIA and its former olficcrs and other
ex-DOD and ex-FBI officers has been blurred to the poiitt where compartmentation. "derna
.security, and protection agaimst penetration by foreign intelligence services, via ex-ollicers
or their corporate friends has broken down. Secrets are traded, bought and sold, contrach
let. and deals cut with foreign governments using proprietary inside information from CIA
files. The result is that CIA’s legitimate ferreign intelligence mi.ssion has been subverted by
special interest groups and political factions.
Mr Hemmings further notes that a group of ex-officers that includes 1 heodore G. Shackley,
Thomas Clines, Ray Cline, Barker, Saunders, and Mr. M have systematically tried to
psirlay their close Agency ties into profit for many years. Mr. Shackley s and Mr. Clines ties
to the EASTCO scandal, and to the sale of silenced assassination pi.stols, C-4 explosive and
an AR-15 to Libyan leader Qadhafi come to mind, as well as Shackley’s personal
involvement with Manushehr Ghorbanifar and Albert Hakim in the Iran-Contra gun-running
.scandal of the mid-1980’s. The VARICON group also attempted in the mid-l9WVs to
produce and then sell to CIA, as its official "cocktail table" book, an illustrated botrk on the
CIA and its history. Senior CIA mamigement banned the book and its producers front the
ti -I l^ii* iliic ttKt r ti 1 n \iyne n r^n f lu
building in a notice sent to all employees, but this warning was apparently ignored by later
CIA managers. Mr. Hemmings strongly believes that these commercial activities constitute
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a conRict of interest, a breach of CIA security, and a ploy to g;un acce.ss to CIA employees
.so they could gain unfair commercial advantage and for commercial espionage purpo.ses.
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lie security of the Safir Group, Parvus, Inc,, International Trading and Investment Guaranty
Corp., and the Information Security International, Inc. group also deserve close scrutiny
because they are all owned and staffed by ex-CIA, ex-DOD, and ex-NSC officers who
regularly u.se their acce.ss to CIA, NSC, FBI and other .senior officiaLs to engage in
commercial activities.
Incident 2 - Murder in Lebanon
In November, 1984, while on a visit to CIA I Icadt|uarters, Mr. I lemmings learned from
1 larry ..., Deputy Chief of Operations, Near East and South Asia Division, who was in
charge of Divisitui paramilitary operations, that two CIA staff paramilitary officers on
assignment in Beirut, Lebanon, had murdered one or two I.ebajiese Palestinians who had
been arrested by Lebanese Government authorities on suspicion of involvement in the
bombing of the U.S. Eniba.ssy, Beirut, some two years earlier, I^banese authorities allowed
the CIA officers access to the prisoners, and the CIA officers electroshocked, tortured and
then heat the suspects to death. Mr was very upset about this, and said the I,ebancse
Government had protested to the CIA and the U.S. Government, and wished to detain the
CIA officers for trial. He said the Lebanese Government tilso (|uietly protested the murders
in a diplomatic note. The CIA and the U.S. Government refused to turn the CIA officers
over to the Lebane.se, and they were instead brought back to the U.S. Mr. 1 lemmings was
told the CIA investigated the matter and lired the two employees. The case was referred
to the U.S. Attorney General for criminal prosecution but the tlecision was made to supjiress
the investigation and public knowledge of the incident, and not to pro.secute the officers
involved.
This is a clear-cut ca.se of a gross violation of U.S. and Lebanese law a!id CIA regulations.
which prohibit any CIA officer from participating in or condoning the u.se of torture and
other physical interrogation techniques, and to protest and leave if a foreign government
should attempt to or actually engage in such activity in the presence of U.S. officers. 'I hc
Senate investigators and a senior ABC Prime 'Fiine producer, Ira Uo.scn, confirmeil the
accuracy of the aliove account, which remains suppressed on .so called ’national securiiv
ground.s". my
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When asked what if anything the CIA has done to investigate aiul .stop any further incidents
CIA officer Frank L... replied in the Spring of 1990 that new recruits were now being trained
in how to handle hostile interrogations and prevent other exce.sses. The Firmer officers true
names and whereabouts are unknown, but one used the nickname "Crunch", an apt selL
de.scription of his personal penchant for violence.
President Regan signed a Presidential Finding in 1981 outlawing the use of a.ssassination b
the CIA. This incident was a clear violation of that Order, and pui.s the U.S. and CIA ^
the level of terrorist.s, while undermining the hard work and sacrifices that honest CIa*
officers have made to fight this scourge and save lives.
^ fNCIDI^NX 3 Cl/i otjci U,S, CjOvci nntcitf /{(ivoncc H‘^< 7 / 7 j/'/}^ of the Isi'ocli honthtu^ of PI^O
Headquarters in Tunis in 1985
In Febriifiry, 1985, the Government of Innisin advised the CIA it had ac(]uired iiifonnation
from the PLO that Israel was planning an attack on PLO I lead(|uar(crs in ’Funis, and that
the objective was to kill Yasir Arafat and other senior PLO officials. This information was
pa.ssed to CIA Headquarters, which responded they had no knowledge of any such attack
and needed additional information. The Tunisian Government could or would not provide
additional information although they stressed the infonnalion was very reliable. When PLO
Headquarters was later bombed by Israel in 1985, the Tunisian Government was very upset
by the death of many Tunisians in the bombing and accused the CIA and the U S.
Government of complicity in the attack. This was denied by the U.S. Government.
INCIDENT 4 - CIA Gun Running to Iran goes back to 1981
Since at least 1981, a worldwide network of "free standing" (e.g. no diiecl U.S. Government
ties) companies, including airlines, aviation and military spare parts suppliers, and trailing
companies, has been utilized by the CIA and the U.S. Government to illegally ship arms and
military spare parts to Iran and to the Contras, 'Fhese companies were set up with the
approval and knowledge of senior CIA officials and other senior U.S. Giwernmeni officials
and staffed primarily by ex-CIA, ex-FBI, and ex-military officers.
The companies include Aero Systems, Inc. of Miami, FL; Arrow Air; Aero Systems Pvt. Ltd.
of Singapore; Hierax of Hong Kong; Pan Aviation in Miami, FL; Mcrex in North Carolina;
Sur International; St. Lucia Airways; Global International Airways; International Air Ttnirs
of Nigeria; Continental Shelf Explorations, Inc., Jupiter, FL; Varicon, Inc.; Dane Aviation
Supply, Miami, FL; and others, such as Parvus, Safir, International Trading and Investment
Guaranty Corp. Ltd. and Information Security International Inc.
Through the.se mechanisms, staffed by ex-intelligence and military officers, the
Admitiistration and the CIA have been able to circumvent and ignore the legal intelligence
mechanisrns, and Congressional oversight. C-130, F-4, TOWS, and 1 lawk missile parts were
shipped to Iran in violation of the arms embargo and a variety of mechanisms were used
including International Air Tours of Nigeria In August and September, 1985; Arrow Air in
November, 1985, and Global International and Pan Aviation and others going back to !9Hl
A U.S, Customs report dated 20 September 1985 reveals that .sethor officials lied to
Congre.ss about the use of Sur International to ship arms to Iran in August and September
1985, when the carrier actually used was International Air Tours of Nigeria, a free standino
CIA proprietary used from 1981 onwards. The aircraft used by Air Tours were B-707’s and
may later have been transferred to the Air Lingus inventory to conceal the fact that they had
been used for arms trafficking prior to 1985.
negoiiated a contract between Aero Systems, Inc., a Miami-
d ,ivs; ,'i? s, ."\ .V iipany. Air UngiK, and Iran (Iran Air and die Ministry nf Del'ensc)
hipnwrts tro •• . ^ascs to Brussels and ll
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^ then Iran (Tehran antl/or Btmd.tr
.sr on a regular basis in the Spring of 1981 with Murphy leaving Air
LmgiLs u> run the o v:e: on from the London offices of Aero Systems, Inc., owned by
leo.gv vi.v.;ev^. \ nrrently employed by Aero Systems, Inc. in Singapore. CIA
invo 'eiMW.^. ... v^ < .V ot the shipments goes back to that period with James C
orme. L*. .. o .s!..*.: <<h{et and ,*\ir America CEO, playing a major role in organizing the
compatues ana shtptnems.
TOW ms&s ties trom the I S.. Israel, and Reforger stocks in West Germany, and possibly
ron. Vi tvi,a. a,,_ S; sun were also sltipped to Iran, (tr to Israel to replace Israeli TOWS sent
to Iran.
The in%esug.i. v\’ o' tne Decemher 5. 1985 Arrow Air crash at Gander, Newfoundland, was
co\ereu up L I.-V FBI. While House and military officials because the plane was a CIA-
owned prop;[viar% that had l>een used previously to carry arms to Inin tmd the Contras, and
because the plane was carrying arms in violntioii of FAA and DOD regulations that prohibit
shipments on pvissenger aircraft. The 260 page FBI report and annexes have been classified
and the in\estigatton repAiri quashed by order of .senior U.S. Government officisils. The
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Canadian Governrrtent Aviation Bo.ard investigation has also been qn.'islicd under pressure
from senior L.$. oltici;- s. 248 L ,S. .servicemen are dead, and Islamic Jihad claims credit for
t-. _ 1; r _ _ *.1 ^
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bombing the aircratt because the U.S. Government reneged on secret promises to make
large arms delN-eries to if-*”
The FBI, from a .sensstive source, had conclusive proof in September, 1985, that CIA, Israel,
and the White Hou.se were iilegaliy shipping arms to Iran using free-standing proprietaries,
and Inter CIA-owned cargo airline proprietaries. The FBI did nothing to investigate or
prosecute these violations of law. or to inform the Attorney Gencnil or the Congressional
oversight committees of its findings.
The FBI continued to receive detailed and very accurate intelligence on the arms shipments
through the end of 1986, and shared this reporting with CIA. Senior CIA officials told FBI
to suppre.ss this reporting. The FBI al.so accurately collected information on the McFarland
visit to Tehran in Mav. 1986,
Mr. Hemmings was unwitting in 1985 of the extent of the conspiracy to illegally ship arms
and was directed by his superiors not to pursue tliis case or encourage the FBI to publish its
reporting in community-w*'’''' 1 I lift
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jn 1987, Mr. ^^emmi^g.s wa.s again directed by his CIA siiperiois not to divulge his
knowledge of the arms shipments, the role of Albert Hakim, his ties to Theodore O.
knowledge , , — , KirLiiii, nv..> - — - -
Shackley and the Terpil-Wilson scandal (Eastco and Qadhafi), or other data to the Congress
or the Independent Counsel. Mr. Hemmings notes that his superiors further directed that
CIA officers under cover not be identified or made available to the Iran-Contra
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investigators, and that only requests for specific files and data would be an.swered. CIA
officers were not to volunteer anything, which was contrary to CIA policy during Watergate,
when every officer was asked to come forward voluntarily if he/she had any knowledge or
when every
involvement in the .scandal
INCIDENT 5 - CIA Directed Foreif^n Kidnappiiif' Operations
From September 1985 until 1987, Mr. I lemmings became aware that very senior White
House and CIA officials including DC! William Ca.sey were directing "active mettsures
against foreign terrorist groups, including assa.ssination and kidnapping. When lhe.se
schemes were sent to the working level in Near East and South Asiti Division and the
Counterterrorist Center of CIA, there was shock and dismay among some officers because
they knew the policy was illegal and would invite terrorist rcpri.sals, and because they knew
they would be liable for criminal pro.secution or other sanctions if they became involved in
such an operation. One such operation was planned and then aborted in 1986 after some
senior officials and the General Counsel objected to Casey’s directives, as transmitted
through Dewey Clarridge, and after a friendly NATO ally withdrew from the operation tifter
gauging the political risk too high. One target of such an operation was the 15 May Arab
terrorist group.
Mr. Hemmings has learned after his retirement that Special Operations Command ol the
Office of International Security Affairs (ISA) in the Department of Defense, under General
Vaught, in conjunction with DCl Casey established a special CIA-controlled commando unit
within the Department of Defen.se that would allow CIA to mount such operations outside
of close Congressional oversight. I'his unit, much like Delta Force, had CIA technical and
intelligence support, and allegedly conducted operations in the Middle East, particularly
Lebanon, in the 1980’s. If true, as it appears, this activity is clearly illegal and outside CIA’s
charter.
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INCIDENT 6 - Placement of CIA and U.S. Government Disinformation in the U.S. Media
Mr. Hemmings notes two very blatant instances of the U.S. Government and CIA
‘ ated news stories to get full play in the U.S. media, a
ii*xtA * i * t * * t .A
encouraging or allowing CIA generated news stories to get full play in the U.S. media, a
violation of law and an activity which denies tlie American people their right to a free press
and the truth.
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'TTie incident occurred in 1981 when a Libyan Arab male "walked into" the I —
Fmbassy in Rome and offered very sensational intelligence about plans by Libyan
Muainmar Qadhafi to assassinate President Reagan and other high U.S. ollicials, an o
hiow up key government buildings in Washington, D.C.
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7‘he crux of this man’s allegations was the existence of a five-man Libyan hit team ^
terrorists who had been directed to infiltrate the U.S. via Mexico and carry out these ‘dtat . .
The man’s bona fides were checked by CIA, as well as the information
Because of the time sensitive nature of the threat he described and its gravity, C
the White House, Secret Service, Immigration, Customs, and FBI, sharet a ^
information with over 50 foreign governments. The CIA
disseminated stories worldwide on the alleged threats, and stories were leaked m < •
to the U.S. media, explaining why extraordinary security precautions, protection, ^ ^
barricades were being erected in Washington at great exjiense. The •
reaction helped convince the U.S. public and the world at large of Qadhafi s evi n
Cooler heads at CIA, however, persevered in researching die source’s *''’T?rVwf'nnTthe
believing that "it just didn’t sound plausible’’. In Rome, meanwhile, the CIA c el ‘
ofneer responsible for the case, slaked their professional reputations on t .
reliability and the accuracy of his threat reporting. The source was
by Cl A and passed each one. Finally, the Secret Service, exasperated by Cl As > ^ ^
locate the Libyan "hit team” or further identify any of the alleged terronsis invol , ' '
on conducting their own polygraph. The source showed "deception in .
of actual Libyan intelligence officers. The man was coni routed by Ins
officer and finally admitted his guilt, and his earlier allempt to fool CIA in I m in Lc hanon,
which had caused a "burn notice" to be generated.
CIA then offered its discreet apologies to the FBI, Secret Service and others, including
foreign government, but the propaganda campmgn continued, with Hie U.S. Governmen
concealing', the hoax and rewriting history, with Qadhafi as the villain. This was not a CIA
ploy but a directive from the White I louse. Mr. I lemmings is no admirer of Qadhafi or of
Libyan supported terrorism, but in this case, hysteria alnuisl resulted in war, based on
allegations of one p.sychotic and venal Libyan fabricator. I he U.S. mihtaiy, during the mini
crisis, had secret contingency plans for an attack on the Libyan Navy if any terrorist act
occurred and special Naval units were positioned off the Libyan coast, ready to act. Oiiiy
cool heads prevented a major incident. The American public was denied the truth after the
fact and still believes today that Qadhafi had planned to kill Reagan. Why? Because the
CIA and the U.S. Government used the world and U.S. media, often blatantly, to hit home
the message about Qadhafi, who had long been an emhiirrassment to the world s greatest
superpower.
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,..w - toncJ incident occurred in the some period, ngain in llnly. It concerned the
assassination attempt against the Pope in Vatican Square. The Turkisli assassin, a psychotic,
bad (circumstantial evidence showed) some contact with Bulgarian officials in Bulgaria and
Italyt and research indicated some of these individuals had inieliicence connections,
f loweveri there was no hard evidence that the KGB or the Bulgarian OS liad recruited,
trained, planned, or otherwise supported the attempt in any way, Neveitliclcss, CIA and the
U.S. media were strongly encouraged to tell the world that the "Evil Empire" and the KGB,
were behind the plot . A great deal of pre-prepared propaganda was placed in the world
press, and much of it, of course, was replayed in the U.S. media.
Unfortunately, the CIA Chief of Station in Rtime, who knew the facts, apparently disagreed
with the political slant of the propaganda, and gave a press conference in which he flatly
stated there was no proof of KGB or DS complicity in the assassination attempt. This
report was met with dismay and anger by the White I louse, which ordered his recall and
Intervention by senior CIA officials prevented his firing on tlie spot but this
officer’s career went down the tubes as a result of his objective analysis of the facts.
The worldwide media campaign continued, and the American public probably still believes
that the KGB or DS did it. The March 1990 surfacing of a KGB defector, Semydov, who
stated he learned in Warsaw in 1980 that the KGB wanted to "get clo.se to the Pope
appears to be a belated attempt to Justify the earlier charge of KGB complicity. Semydov s
intellectual "Jump" from getting "clo.se to the Pope" to killing him seems farletched, especially
after he and the CIA waited ten years to make the charge. Mr. 1 lemmings is very anti-
Communist and does not doubt that the KGB and DS could have killed the Pope had they
wanted to, probably in ways that no one could ever prove. The main point is that the Ultra-
Right in the Reagan Administration saw this as an opportunity to heat up the propaganda
and ideological cold war that was already raging in Afghanistan, Nicaragua, the Middle East,
Iran, and Eastern Europe.
The bigge.st problem, created by this incident is that it subjected the U.S. media and the
public to a barrage of propaganda, covertly generated by CIA or other USG outlets, and
then treated it as truth.
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The point is: if we, in America, are to pre.serve (re-institute is a better w(Kd) freedom of
the press, we must make every honest effort to i.solate covert propaganda from open free
media coverage in the U.S., and to let Congress play a greater role in overseeing what
propaganda themes are played, where, and to what extent they are based on truth and in
our country’s be.si long term interest, and particularly to what extent they wcnikl taint the
U.S. media if played abroad.
In truth, American values and interest would be best served slaying as cUvse to truth as
possible in all our dealings and media ellorts, and to avoid the hysterical polemics and the
Rpeculntlve idfenltijijtJtil fnnntlislHm ihm htni no loimt-lihhtrntJrl».ed the U.S. view ttf tiie Sovleu,
Communism, and the radical Third Wtirld.
VVe do 001 need indirect or direct Government manipulntion of the U.S mcdi;i in ihr cn-f m
ilKif II now occurs, and we shall lose all balanced new cnveiace i( ihc inrscMt tn iid'
mp Concentration of mettin >. r . . ' , ■ . ..i
''''■•nnvciM.ii, critical ot the powers that he, oi iiiiiiim
ihose interests. We are too much ti monarchy and an empire, aiul not enou|:»h what "ni
founding fathers intended: a truly open, free society, where rlivcr.siiy and dissent me
• ■ ’ House, till I nieiim
encouraged, not suppressed or just barely tolerated, me wni.e .
Intelligence Advisory Board, and the CIA have far too much power in tins aiea
INCIDENT 7 - NATO Anm Pilfering fmm Refoiger and V.S. slack
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There are reports that $80 to $100 million worth of NATO/US arms have disappeai eil (lom
siockpiles in Western Eurnpe, and II, at mad. „f it (particularly 1 1,(100 TOW m issik’s) weie
diverted to Iran between 1981 and 1987, with the knowledge and approval of scnioi U 'i
military political and intelligence official.s.
It has been acknowledge by Senate inve.stigators that C-141 arms shipincnls from I^amsttnii
Air Base in West Germany to Israel occurred to replenish I lawk and 'rC)W missiles shipped
from Israel to Iran in 1985-86.
INCIDENT 8 - CIA Loss of Six Agents in Inin in I9S6-8S
FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, BUT PROBABLY LINKED TO THE CIA AND I lll-
WHITE HOUSE’S INVOLVEMENl' IN ARMS SALES TO IRAN, AT I.EAS'l’ SIX CIA
AGENTS INSIDE IRAN WERE ARRESTED AND IMPRISONED (OR WORSE)
DURING THE period 1986 - 1988. (See 3 November 1989 Washimt lon Post lor
confirmation). One particular ca.se involved the arrest and probable execution of a srnirce
after he was negligently turned over to the intelligence service of a so c.alled friendly NA'IX)
countrj', which was also deeply implicated in illegal arms sales to Iran in the peiiod 198(1
1988. CIA senior officers, re.sponsible for the.se ca.ses, and the Senate Intellignue
Committee, refuse to take the.se los.ses .seriously or to accept the thesis that these sonu es
may have been compromi.scd to the Iranians by an Americtm source within CIA or the
NATO service, or by former officers who have financial dealings with Iran.
INCIDENT 9 - Dnig Trafficking
John Hull, a CIA-connected American rancher in Costa Rica, has been indicted in that
country for his role in the attempted as.sa.ssination of former Contra leader Ekleji Ihastni
l ormer CIA Station Chief Jo.seph Fernandez has also been itnplicated in the ttt tempt wlm h
caused the death or maiming of a number of journalist.
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Hull, also due to be indicted in the U.S it n
5500, 000 of AID development fundi connected with the misuse
involved in shipping narcotierback hi'io ihTus" ^“'"''•■'1 Noriega, and oihcrs
arms to the Contr'is mnrtpH i- ^ ^'argo aircraft used to transport illegal
AR' Miami FL* Tex-ic vi h supplies. These shipments originated from Mena,
nrooriet'iries «unf* *f* .1 state. The airlines used were free standing airline
used for the 'illpo' t n* T ^ ^jso u.sed to ship arms to Iran. Columbian crews w'erc
nirHnp iiceH f tV' Aviation, owned by CIA ns.set Sarkis Sarghelia, was one
mrhne used for the.se flights. Arrow Air may have bee., used also.
INCIDENT 10 - The Death of DEA A^ent Hugo Spadofora
Hugo Spadofora, a DEA agent in Central America, succe.ssfully arranged the arrest and
eportation to the U.S. of a major narcotics dealer, who had links to the CIA-Contra
network in Central America. Soon thereafter, he was transferred to Panama, and then killed
and his body dismembered by Panamians close to General Noriega. The CIA and U.S.
Government have done nothing to investigate and bring to Justice the individuals guilty of
this crime.
INCIDENT 11 - Perjury and Cover-up
Senior CIA officials who were directly involved in or billy aware of illegal arms trafficking
to Iran, going back to 1981 and at least to August, 1985, perjured Ihem.selves by testifying
they knew nothing of the White House-Israeli operations until late November, 1985. There
is ample evidence that these officers were billy aware, Irom a variety (,f sources, that the
shipments, which they knew to be illegal, had begun much sooner, using free-sla’ndino air
proprietaries.
U.S. Customs and DEA investigations into Iranian and Contra arms trafficking were .si;, lied
derailed, and suppre.ssed as early as the fall of 1985. * ’
I den,aniled acce.ss to FRI and C^IA
’ations tho.se agencies refused to grant
When GAO/OSI investigators in May and June,
officers who could shed light on Mr. Hemmings ?
such access without explanation.
When Mr. Hemming., informed Ihe Sernne inve.,ligm(« of illegni arm., shipmeni, i„ i..«e
mrd U86 via Portugal to Bandar Abbas airha.se in Iran, not previously reported to ilii.
Oingress, the investigators showed no interest in pursuing the invesiigaii,,,, or .{eekii g'l -ee ,
to the files and persons involved. ^tt-s.s
J
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f *
.vflPENT 12 - Ailminkirathn Comnlkiiv in ,h. , ,
xlmoloff from Eio’pl lo Iraq ‘'^'’elnpmem and ««/n/,7 .
^ ^ ^ if jf ^
T A ^ _ 1 •
ri.e CIA had conclusive evidence in 1987 mH ,qoo „
f'cr^'rn n w “Pability 1 Ldl 1;'' "' "»• fiM„l s,„,„
had been illegally sold to Egypt for ll.k n,.r V ' '^'^''in.in, and Swiss i,.>
had been illegally sold to Egypl'^th ; “Lr ,;:":''’
program, along with Saudi Arabia test rLT i n ' P''"'‘''l>al hmdcr ,,| i|,e i :..vi„ia„
1989 and sought a test range in Africa In «'‘‘'"‘'l"lly in Novnnbc.
1989, and sought a test range in Afdca ^e rri?:f,'“s '"!«“-‘“‘'-«b'lly l„
lame excuses. Subsequent eve^sh f r'"7’ '-d'
artillery technology from the CIA an ertcd ^'' "'o
unlil its owner Gerald n.,li hrlii,.Spacc Research hilnnalinnal, in MmisscIs.
indicted and se-e^,? " “ ' f ''®'“"’-.lcd on 22 March 1990. |)„l| was .n. v.onsl
V 1 ) to South Alnca in the Inte 1970’s. Proiect Ham ,n f'lon r .wi r-iA
develop
' project, wmui iiaci nriiLsti and Canadian and Israeli siipi
deve oped and tpted the long range artillery gim in the mid-l970’s I he i
ex-CIA officers in Space Research has never been adet|uately iiivesligatetl
* . , I - I . , ^ f r , « % ^ 1 I I ^
The Idle ol ( |A iind
INCIDENT 13 - Vie Use of Classified Inlelligence for Commercial Profit
s
Mr. Hemmings recalls that the CIA gathered extensive inlelligence in 1074 - 1077 oii th<
Western Sahara War involving the Algerian backed PolLsario and die Moroeeans, I hi;
intelligence, on the progress of the war, Moroccan army tactics and wea|)omy in ilu‘ Sahaia
using US- weapons (on the BERM line in particular), and on the phosphaie aiul iion/eo.il
deposits in the area was available to senior CIA ofl 'icials.
Within three months of the resignation in 1976 of the former DDCI, he and sevnal oihet
former CIA officials with close ties to King Ha.ssan II and Morocco, came lo Morocco to
negotiate a major private commercial contract for the exclusive developmenl and sale ol
these mineral reserves.
INCIDENT 14 - Ethiopian F-5 Sales to Iran
The CIA and other U.S., intelligence agencies had excellent intelligence on the ortuccinl
.sale on Ihe world arms market of 24 Bihiopian F-5's in 1986-87 The i,l „u-s s ,i,. .
Etbiopia during the Haile Sela.ssie period, were in poor condiiion and ,e<|nire.l' refit’ 's.-„i
U.S. and Israeli officials arranged for the sale of the F-.rs to a Swiss middle-man I
shipped them to Israel where they were refurbished and then shipped to Iran. Some'we ’
cannibalized for the existing Iranian F-5 lleet. Israeii aircraft tcchiiicimis were sen to ■ i
to assist in the project.
„.r iT&riifcr of U.S.-nuidc wcapotjs to Iran th
, on. O.mrol Board export approval in'all prSi;,‘/"'^'f>' re<|uired a
,, ...rranrslralion 5 xialcd public policy and ll.e^arnis "Sainxi
^^tCll>E^^^ 15 - CIA and U.S Go\>emm/>„i u
Harassment of mu.alchUm'crs
Sinct April, JSf87, and especially siticc AnrII loso mu
intcrmfUcnt instances of orchestriled 'ihiiic • ’ i > ’ l’5« heen subjected to
the metlxKjs ustd Irr^Jcra nd ^ >^-'-'""en>h'd below are s.aue ol
e lul pressure lum nncJ ollrcrs lo remain .silent:
(1) An othc^isc very promising career path to senior manageineni suddenly closes^ ami
GS-14/3 level to a non-managerial licld iH>silion in Boston in August,
The CTIA rpni^iif^v /iiii t% » n# ^ it
Mr. Hcfnnungs is subjected in 1987-88 tt> four polygraphs within nine months, lie
paf^es a!I of them. Tlie tliird is ordered on the day he is scheduled to move from lus home
J when he has two small cliildren home alone, l ie is told, lake it or you are Tired. Me
y
P
asses.
C3| Mr. Hemmings’ 30 September 1988 CIA contract Ls nmended twice In Octolicr, 1988
stkifljcMJl h.is knowledge or approval. He doe.s not dLscover this until May, 1989.
j ‘
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Money due him from CIA is withheld for three-four months m 19SX.
CIA "loses" a medical disability claim for five months, and then, when discovered, finds
reasrms at each juncture lo delay it for 18 montlis. It is .still not resolved.
refuses to provide a positive job reference although they did offer it verb«iliy and
m wrhing in March, 1990, after protracted negotiations, .s;»ying they will only respoiiil if
asked. They want to screen every job applied for. Prior ex(^ericnce shows they will snililc
such appliCcilions.
(1) In May and June, 1989, CIA threatens bohind-thc-seenes intervention (June ’89) in the
Uomestic relations courts. Mr. Hemmings access to his children is threatened if he [K-r.sisis
in the Senate inve.sligation.
( 8 ) During a job interview, DIA ollicer Roger Kreuzer threatens Mr. I lemmings’ life if he
wnumies to testify for the Sentite (21 June and 24 August 1989).
( 9 ) CIA officers attempt to bribe his silence in May, June, and November 1989. 1'wo FBI
officers make a similar offer in etirly August, 1989.
yy-,S‘
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|10T He is mugged without provocation in Waitsfield. VT, in OctolK-r, 1989.
j, lie i'i filnuist tlti\rii oil
Novriiihrt, PWw
(j 2 ) He MiHn,*, ;i henri muick In (*•111, n
(MciiK'cd by ihc |i(ii;i'iMnrni ‘ ' ' b>,s'v) ,
"MhtM S h,»„t. *
iuifmpt. m
>N Hh
f 13 ^ I fc, till
(cxcepi lot ilirct. ,|j,_ ,,'j
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I'l i'oiisitmi stu-ss
“jiomi Mil , ■omnium,
' ' Ib'iriulHM, lOSO
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williin (luys „| irvouli,,,, |,„ l.’-Jiunlmv' u!'ii;,,'rt'( ' ''''
‘‘M 111 A|>iit, p)S‘>
bom (ht* liospiinh
(H) ilc spenks l„ f|m In.sprvioi Ucmi... 1-
the nexi dny thm \m sc*ivir».« .
Barre V'F 'irf 1 "•b'lmitioiuji
*^e, VI, are nn lnn|.ri nrrdtul,
'"'i' on .} Apiil t‘W) mill is mloininl
! iliioi'toi tit Rin k o( A>;rs C'oip. in
( 5 ) The C.AO/OSI Smirl i;, i,oii ol Miv 1.N0 ,
iihsolvcs his suiieiiors <>l ill i ^ i' l■"l'l''•|(•,l «iih so ii
(:oinmitleeslur .-r w , I' In'olliymK-..
' K'l'-HI on o, „|.o,n >,S On, ohm l-W)
aleLTumlm "■ ‘-'A Miul l•■|.l ,1m, .ouM .vooN.,,,,.. „is ,os
p t nulcr o.uh, 01 rcml thru nf.lits, jiiiil most mo nol oven iinosiionoil.
The deaih ihrojiis mid
t> ft
as "coiiioidcnce*'.
Mr. Memminus is wamrd "
rniploymoiit Onoms by TIA. I Ml. mid DIA olTioors are
ovoiiipo iiiianiiimion." "Not soiions "in "I’rovo it m coin I"
't Inn I vom hioiliots! >’ini mo n biotlioH"
( 1 «) Within d.'iys nl filing n l•odot!lI Toits ('Iniiii with (,'IA in M.ty. Ilonmiini's
receive.s notice Ihnt his Tux Roluins will bo miditod. mid ilmt n \ is sondnig him n Iti'x
bill for $ 3 , 024.17 for IbHb Alllionp,li ilio IRS domtiino is |S I’obinmy |bd()^ no W is
received from CIA nniil July, R>‘HI
( 19 ) All atlenifX.s (o see and commuiiioalo with his iinnoi son.s .sinoo Mmoli, IbSd, mo
interfered with, igiioicd, or lojoctcd tlcspilo ilio laot Mi, I loniniings paid hi.s child support
through June, 1990 , ami had a valid ?I Juno I'JSS Viiginia Comt Oidoi.
( 20 ) CIA and FBI officeis limns.s Mi. I lommings* 77 yotn old inoihoi nniil ho insists all .such
contact cease.
( 21 ) Mr. Mcmmiiigs is verbally and in wiiiing thioalonod with pto.soc ntion it ho rovotds
publicly any of the felonies oonimiiiod liy Ins loniioi siiporiors.
( 22 ) The U.S. Attorney, HO. and C lA lobiso to take juiy action against tlioso who
threatened, or attempted to Inilto, 01 iiiloiloiod with Mi. I Icniinmgs oinploymoni miii i ivil
rights.
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"'y ^u. ■'“Slcaj
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ettci'S to
tvov \.'avson
3. rol loving is a chronological history of my work on the Iran
F ranch, vhi ch involved
in the Iran-Contra scandal and a cover-up
by my siipiM iors in NE Division ; My Branch Chief was
and the Deputy vas
. Chief/ NE Division was
and Deputy Chief/NE vas
The DDO vas Claire George and his Executive Assistant vas
Devey Claridge vas Chief /Europe Division and lAter
became Chief of the Counterterrorist Center (CTC). His Deputy in CTC
vas
/ who became Chief/CTC vhen Mr. Claridge retired.
Other personnel in NE/Iran were
4. I reported to C/NE/Iran thea: first week of Deptember 1985 and
vas told what my responsibilities would be. Within ten days, C/NE/Iran
told me the following j Britain was very heavily involved in illegal arm:
sales to Iran - Chieftan tanks, Rapiers missiles, etc.- and CIA had
collected quite a dossier on this, which had been given to the
White
House Ca. June 1985 prior to a Reagan-Thatcher Summit. C/NE/lran
said the
o
at th
summ
it about her public policy (arms embargo) and the actual facts, bu
laughed — Mrs. Tha t.pho r — confrontorf v'i.'v. - .
Reaga
confronted with facts ~ lied to
* * V- VI
n's face and denied all. I also learned that first month that our
Branch was running a number (about 4-5) major joint operations with SI
all of which involved channels to several Ayataillahs aND SENIOR m
Vl i 1 Q
inside Iran, in each case, George Cave was involved but the British
actually handled the operation, sharing (?) the results
® • ^nese cases
viewed as a means to obtain policy level intelligence, as agents of
ence, and as possible successors/alternatives to the Khomeini
. ' Rafsan
Qnd Khameinei groups
Kuva
lira
Letters to Harvev l/avson
# if the principal could get out of Tran*
Ou r
base in
also played an important ro
1 1"* in t h i s f
a s V '
s London Station. I saw little or no good intelligence ft
a n y o f f ^
Vi T*h e SIS had a
British-run operations during my 18 months on this Brancn.
under diplomatic cover also but thi
►86/ along with other British diplomat-
e-man station in
individual was expelled in 198(
he was expelled , this indivbual managed to establish a
n overt
relationship with
/ and arranged for an SIS
two or throe
colleague to later meet this official in London. . Pe
clandestine meetings occurred between SIS and this official befote the
official visited Washington, D.C. for a meeting wi
the World Bank, and
some banks in New York. A very experienced senior case officer
/ who had handled Iranian affairs from 1978 to circa
1983 in Headquarters (and was known in alias to the Irania
met as
"Captain Larry", met this official two or three times in a Washington hot
in the Spring of 1986 (I believe), revealed he was C
d the man to
meet an Iranian expert from Headquarters and then set up a meeting
in the man's hotel room. I attended this meeting in alias "Brian Duncan ,
joined in the man's recruitment, disc'Ciassed a meeting in two weeks in
England, and also confronted the man about prior contacts wi
SIS, which
then admitted, but stating he did NOT want to work for them but for the
Americans, He provided a means to contact him in
^yersa* With the support of Capt. Larry,
and London, and vice
Twetten said
we must tell the British because of our agreement with them not to operat
f Letters to JIarvev l.'avson
1 r
itain without SIS knowledge, and because of ^
^ 1 i a 1 s
the fact the SIS was already in contact, I tolc ni- »
said about the British , and argued strongly that we
Eur
unilaterally, not tell British intelligerice
illegal arms dealing with Iran, and run the case ve
Tvetten finally said I could try to convince the
" ^ L w ^ *
' 1 ^ ^
^ H - ^
make the proposal to London Station, which I did, over
W *
4 ^-
the British Desk and wi
tten*s passive agree
\ c -
London station responded No, vent a
told the Bri
w *
made it a fait aCCompli, Our plans to travel to En
high level source were cancelled , and the Briti
w'ould meet him in London and then on the Continent to
means of communication. They then reported they had so
hO INTELLIGENCE, In fact, nothing ever came from this case-
returned to Iran and it was reported that he was arrestee a
executed by Iran Security within two months of his ret
» -A: 9
This information was reported to the CIA/IG, Office of Se
V , ^ -
the SSCI investigators, who naively chalked it up to bad lock, or ex
’ll
e
security at
e Iranian end. They would not conside
» e 5 1 1 c a t e the
^ ^ ^
tr ^ ^
possibility that the source was compromised within CIA o
BECAUSE HE COULD PROVIDE FULL DETAILS OF THE MH6 TRAFFICKING GOING ON.
The fact the Agency lost an additional 6-7 agents in Iran during 1988-8®
also did not seem to upset the SSCI or CIA officials I spoke with, altho
this event signalled that CIA has a serious Cl problem in running i*^s
Iranian operations, one that may tie directly to the Iran TOW for
hostages deal. The current attitude is ; if
Another case involving the British,
ignore it, it win
o ava
Division and
and SE Division occurred when a KGB officer defected to SIS
the early 1980's. This defection was viewed with great
vent to work there in 1985 because : when the British offered to
ten and
Tehran in
viCism when I
information at our request, the debriefi
re t
\
i
ng in London was delayed fo,- c-.-.
is o rrsi
4 . ,
V-’,
“r" ."t
if'2 \y'
Letters to naivov K.nsoo
time*
Finally/ it c^ame tine to send a debr
and/or
ief er / '
,thpn
Twctten with app.tt.'nt SE division approval sent Robert
Chiof/KE Opsi who had no experience in either Soviet or
, to possible
In 1906, I roviowod this file for counterintelligence le
* or b®
or GRU agents in Iran. None of the vague leads checked ou
matched with any former or current Iranian government o
fficial* Why
send Fobt3rt ?
a team of experts ? Who chose Robert
j r' T c' ob t a i n e d
It is commonly held in KE and CIA that CIA and SIS J
rty networks and leadership inside
the names of th
that ve then su
up and shot t
secret Tudeh
lied this information to Iranian intell ig^nce / whi '
♦* ll: © U S
all in 1982-83. the remaining survivors fleeing o
and East Germany. Did this list come from the Soviet defector ? Probably -
Still, inside CIA and NE, his bona fides were very suspect, and my reading
of the skimpy file coifirmed this opinion, -n-t- + 4 + NE/Iran
Ops Support analysts with over 30 uyears experience on Libyan, paftstmian,
and Iranian matters brought this to my attention. I reported thisd to the
the SSCI but they shoved no interest in the CI/CE ramifications of this ki
of thing, when taken in conjunction with other Iranian operations gone bad
vhen6V0r t-hc SIS b©cawG involv©d.
4t5. In late September
f I was given responsibility for handling a
••^sensitive FBI case- This case was brought to my and the Branch's attention
/
^ juy vho was asiigned to FR/Washington and In regular liaise
ith the FBI Washington Field Office, and
nterna tional Terrorism/Tran a
A meeting was arranged at CIA Headquarters in the PCS/LCG
conference room
FBI,
was attended by Hart, Boone, and Dale
from the
DC/NE/Iran
from FR/Washlngton, and
John
i
. We dl
d the difficulty of cominunicat i
Letters to Harvev Uav^son
to I
vith their source, whose access and position (aide a very seniot
Iranian ofricial) could not yet be verified* The source had been
by FBI in Norfolk/ Va* and run for several years before his return
Before he returned to Iran, FBI asked CIA (NE/Iran) in 1984 if CIA vant
to take over the case/ but this was rejected because the source had
apparent access. When he later communicated to FBI via international
phones lines (very insecure) that he had obtained an important position
FBI and then CIA took an interest. The objective vas to get him out of
Iram debriefed/ polygraphed, trained, and sent back- C/NE/Iran was quit
interested initially*At the meeting of FBI and CIA, it wagreed that
the primary objective would be to signal the source once more when he
could exit Iran and where/ so we could meet him jointly. There was litt
emphasis placed on FI collection since his access was not yet establish
and his boia fides. Within a few eeks , Boone called from FBI Washin
of f i c
In reconstruct!
1 s
later with SSCI, it seems probable
October 19
. As I recalled accurately, Boone made no mention
in his cable, except in an oblique way, to the arms delivery. The
probable reason follows ; w
sked^ me if this wa
no but I would
check. I asked two female reports officers, Ken
Action referent, and tried to ask the C/NE/Iran
t the Covert
or his deputy. Neither t
there. The call occurred about 1100 AM. Since my arrival on the B
4 4 1m f 4 0
had noticed the Chief was seldom there, or often behind closed doors
f
I r
tc
I-
to /i^irvev l/avson
I thought this unusual, and asked him if there was some special projec /
but ho nalrt no, not to worry. Much later, I realized he had been directly
involved in the Iran-Contra affair, along with George Cave, assigned to c
Officr- on an annuitant, and had been aware in September and October of th
August arid 13 September 1985 Israeli .flights to Tehran and Tabriz. He
never told me then or later, when he began seeing the intelligence coming
from the FBI source, which accuratelky reported the September, November
and February flights and the McFarland/Tyche/North/Cave visit to Tehran :
May 1986, even complete with their hotel (the Hilton) and aliases. We
traced the four
aliases wiSthout success^ our supervisor never
telling us vho the four were. A record of the traces exists in NE/Iran.
^ i 0
I specifically remember the alias used by McFarland, McQueen, but did not
realize the significance until I saw the aliases printed in the
Washington Post two years later.
When Boone called on or about 25 October 1985, 1 also asked Karen,
the Chief's personal secretary, who knew and read everything the Chief di
When I asked her about the flight, saying the FBI was waiting on the line
on whether to disseminate it to the community, she replied : Tell them no
to disseminate it and that it's not a CIA operation. It's
a Whit
House operation". I repeats
something
In any case, he did
disseiminate the report for valid reasons that it was the
source's first
report, acces
unconf 1 rmed .
was unconfirmed, and the info was highly sensat
lonal and
ars later
. I also remember this source reporting a Hawk missile delive
which may have been the November 25, 1985 CIA sanctioned flight
proprietary .
using a
t0 luitvcv* Wtiv’son
i>tippoi‘t As?>t
* I learned of Tvetten’s direct involvcnient from
vho said in December 1985 ” Tom
— vho said in December 1985 ” Tom is
lip all the fliaht*^ c*-
9 . Stay out of this Bruce, It’s going to be a
North is a cowbov ahh
they are using Ghorbanifar/ who's a
t ‘I b I i o t or
Wo fired him banir in oi i_
in 81 because he lied and wanted money."
bhfi stated thi«5 in ^
^ X ^ f in COntGyf' € a ^ t
3 discussion of doing file summaries on
Ghv^rbanifar and Albert u* .
^ V ich I much later learned from SSCf^ vei
orderod bv C/NE ahH m ^
, ri ge for their polygraphs. It is normal to reque
' a summary* prior to a test.
ihat gho
the CIA^ thfi Qcr'T ^ tintfii
the SSCI, and GAO/OSI NEVER rm^- ^
in t > 1 1 ' c. put anyone under
this investigation, nor Hih unaer oat
^ n# nor did they evfsr «
, ^ ^ interview the Oos quiets .
Asst or any other NE/ir&w n. u Support BXKK
NE/Iran Branch employee who served ther.. .. ■
<?xcept mearirfo^ ^”®^®^nringi905_
• n<, cav. ,„d tha Chlet/m/Ir.„. ci,
^ny names to Congress i i * ertainly never volunteer
"Srassional anvastlgatora , a„a „»
otficiais involved ever was n.,.-
ever was put under oath.
in jny office In CIA a. fitting
in CIA Headquarters, i received a ,m,
to he Oavid Oougherty, Ceneral Counsel t7 ^
he nevertheless Insisted l immediately provide 7
‘h-' aforementioned FBI case. He said an FBI m m ^
name in i j nismo had surfaciaf^
and Randir Boone's name, and that the ®
ed a cover-up of the arn,« .v, ^ 1 had
ed a cover-up of the arms shipmentsn to Iran i
^"9s, but could not discuss anythl * ^ ^
anything over a black phone ii„e
j-j-ne, and i
c.ill the NE DlviiJlon Front Desk for their permission before I could toll
him aNlIHlNG. Hr said he wnntcd a memorandum on Capitol hill in 30 minut
because Judge Webster’s r.enato Confirmation Hearing vas aboit to begin.
I hung up and vent to NE/Iran and briefed the new Chief, Fred
visibl> panicked ,md immediately too^ me to the Front Office to
tell NE Chief Twetten the details of the call. i told Tvetten vhat I had
told Fred, and he sent Fred off to call Capitol Hill. He then had me com.
into his office and closed the door. He said 'tell me everything you know
about Iran Contra,
read the details
(pieced together by me later AFTER I
In the Post report of the investigation).
ahrmf ng
, Twetten was obviously shaken that I had com
to know this much about the j
ut the operation, and was particularly upeset when
told him of the Boone phone call, Karen's v
® statement about "it's a White
House operation etc t v
^ ^ 'fhat I shouild say in the
memo
fC.3 11 Of it or some of it or incsf ^>^=. 4 . d
It or just vhat Boone and I said t
o each othe
WHITE HOUSE
to vhat
Jf. Iff
given 15 minutes to write the memo and returned to my offio« .
I uirice, told my bo
— who said "Bruce, your career is over, if you
whole truth or if you lie". I finally produced the requested mom ^ ^
guested memo which
IS .coxrst. recollection or vhatb transpired In late October ises.
I returned and gave the memo to, Twetten and Bred
s«nt me to explain the whole thing to Claire George ‘
— * who later toldf me in Waitsfield , vt. on 18
1989 about his own involvement in Iran-Bontra and arranging
flight Of Hawk missiles marked as "Machine tools" Po
tools . He also told m
acvev- i.'av
^vson
iSj,
$ :
/'/t 1
^ ^ ^ ^
— %,* wO?l
ar.
•rm V - ^ —
T 3
-laricge had done
t C * r 3 -
- a.-spcr
- HacHahan
had come intn --
,., ^«^3dqrjarters circa 22 November :
’wnen he fnM«>^
round out what
-3<! done • auch • assistant, Tvetten,
• authorize the uco ,-
- of a CIA proprietary airline
arms to Iran.
^ s 1 1 1 3 _2,
^ V ^
assume Mar'M'i^i-v
3 cMahan knev that there vas no
^^ing to C*r\\rA^
cover Such a f i -f i_
■-n a flight, and
jM,. *
itv bv the Wh* ^9ain being pulled into an
^ oy the White Hnne„ ...
2 *
w fc.
»>»• Ho„.,
^^use and NSC m=.^w
cr^^icerned and tn . ' ^acMahan vas right to
t-o realise tho
?-’b-ic kr,oviedge Th
— ^Aiaue ir 1
- ’ pr’oblem is fh *-
3 " ^ Tr^»n o . , the Tover
"^^n-Comniittee did not ao fa
igatao.n in 1987, and ^y, . . ^ enough in their
^ " that they allowed pta
--.-.ica.ed in the affair to rem • senior officers
i-vclvere^+ ._ their positions desoit v •
_..d perjury. aespito obvious
to Tvett 0
Aug'j
by
the ssc
^ ’ t n
DA
he Or 1 O'* a t
copy Of the Hemmings Mem
stten h=>s df ^ ^ April 1987 ni
— s disappeared. The s.<;ct • ®
*erox copies in mv ... - <^i=covered in
^ 0>5 0 J. S 1 1 oa fr n ?- c* J*
;: ! in .y CIA security f ^
- 3nd shovn to me l„ ^ obtained
>-
V'..
— /
- Shovn to me in August 1989 ho
the signature line deleted , heading.
conceded ,7^. ETED although sspt <
the recini. . "^®®ti3ators
then shot-. oipient.
then shown • ^^Pient. j *, , .
-nown copies pta ^ and
LiA-prepared 01 ,.*. . then
SSCI s^'-rr summaries of mv
* members John Fi 1 t ^ ^ memo sent to rr.
Ellif, John Nelson Congress
Shoved me that DCl-„omf Joyai st..
FBI V. Webster had f^i^-, .
'■ovledge Of the arm«: », • *^ought the que»;«.«
i April 1967 ^ iPn'ents to the ssci-s att
tH, SSCI “•■'tlon on ,o„„t
® SUimar*v n^+v
■ - the problem, why then vas t ® '^P^il 1987
® 30-minute deadlin • ^®btacted on 9
ceadiine if the Dar<-,- ^ Aprii and „•
Hemmings «e. >'«ev of the
ngs Moco and the CIA summari^ P«^°biem ?
C/NE/iran for P^^i’ably oreoa
tvetten and the ciA c ^ P^^Pared by pred
"--o ^ "* Sto„,
»•*. or th . by a„ . "°‘ *'
^ thatt is vhaf T 5 r> ^
''hat Boone told me. His 2 vo
2 »ove.h.r ,9 b 5 „ble ,
t
'v<-t
m
V-
•.5-
i
l/J-
to narvov u
^V’son
Pt obliquej^y^ as i r
vas shown the ciA summaries sent '
fiay to the ssci and Iran-Con^ ^°"3ress, on 20 April 1987 and 5
uijuxia r 1 es s
tiay to the ssci and Iran-Con ^°"3ress, on 20 April 1987 and 5
that the FBI source was r ‘^“'""'ittee respectl vely , both stated
.hich delivered Tows fro ^ September 1985 flight to
Israeli ^
* ZT0X©jrf
Vhich delivered Tows from isr ^ September 1985 flight tc
verbal approval, j ^o not stocks, sent under NSC/white House
to determine if usaf C-I 41 . ^ comppiete
time, via the supply Iran with
^ O Vi -V
Ta
ef
a rms at any
“ arms at
ClA/usAF Channel)) ^TTTTL ^ f^hough i informed them of that
El EN If the FBT o the October reported n • u
FBI SOURCE WAS REP,.po.»„ Pitted flight.
-- - the FBI SOURCE WAS Rf..„
the CIA and FBI vh ■ Israeli flioht
' ’'^tch were aware of th ^ ^ <^idn>t
-- -argo, f.,, J --ht and Us implications re
" ^ SSPT .
-- -hargo, f,i, actTjhl' implications r
I vas correct , both ciA and FBI w^ ^"'^'^""igators •'CONCEDED- that
Addition to the FBI ren .• Israeli fUcK,
. --porting, CIA also
“* ^^Porting, cta =i in
Station f- ^ 3lso receivo^
<-ro„ th. ,
3003 =o„,c^ foess „po„, ,
-== to ‘-0 o„to,.t„p p, ,,
T.brlt. .,000 o„ioo„, . ‘"“O' ‘»o 13 .ept.
flight to Tabriz- ^^loading of f>.
icp.. ™"o o,r,o.„_ P ‘"“ ’’"ho 13 sept.
*'nev an arms embarr,„ ^lA and frt v
embargo was i„ effect = the law
furthermopre had a leaai ^^d^ntiai Finding was
Proseei.t- -legal resner... j u . . . ^
required. FBI f„,-e.v. ^ President-
furthermopre had a leca, ^^dontiai Finding
prosecute such armc t — ^Ponsibiiity to ■
arms trafficking, whv „ '“‘'-stigate
^9-ncies at a vorkln ‘iP"® ’ Bee.
working and senior level ‘ ^^oth
agencies at a vorkln ^ ’ Bee.
that -t i-vel were '
as a White House operation in
’^-tten and others h. ^°»^Junctlon with t
admitted und.. .... ith Israel a
I*wotten and -deration in conjunctlo -sinning
and others have admitted . a with Israel and
did not o'nitted under oath tt„, the
Porste this i„ ,55, ‘•’=1' Une, this but th. .
">■" «c, ,„u ‘1.0 CU s„„.s„„ “°"9
3.. '«h-C0„tt. comitte, „„ „ .. . “»• Pent to
the SSCI ^ ^ the ciA <=,.
and the irAn in. ®^niinarieo „
^ -Lran-Contra vere
it would have open d " 5 Kav
and specifically j^a ^ i^iuiry into PBi kno ' ‘
‘^^^tified he knew »tnowledge of it j ‘he ,,
.ofenrim. .. shipment, s. .ebst
‘ratified he kn ® knowledge of it . ^
he knew of the Iran arms shi Relieve jp
ass shootdown, when the Attor '^°vember igag
«°Pse meeting. He was . v . ‘>ia> durln
was asked 2-3 questio ‘’“-ihg
questions ohlp p„^^ ^
®Iter th
s brief
o his
V
, nothing until ^l^ridge have testif='iD,^ *-vs
.'■in.-l conM..atlon on"]\\Ty''r,Ty^
.ind tho KHI ?i*ad exopii . A senior ciA officers knew,
v_^ lent inteliioencR ,^ • j
1 900 ? TJiis source ' i^n't Webster know in 1985 an
1 906 ? This iiourcG ;,fi. ' Webster know in 1985 a
311. reported accur^i- ^
year. Incrodlblv t intelligence for over
year. Tncrodiblv t = <^curate intelligence for over
y * 1 am now i_
‘tuw tojd by the SSPT 4 -u
source ru’vcr wont »k reports from t
w< nt above ,
source ru’Ver went vk repor
w< nt above i
itart s level at Frt u
explanation is IncrediK, Headquarters. This
explanation is incrediK, Headquarters. This
incredible, any REPORT
HS arms deliveries to = trafficking, the presence
US arms deliveries to = trafficking, the presence
.. ° "'"'•^^rgoed country and
ime would go to the EBT r • • ' especially to Iran at t:
T 4 . minimal Investioati
i^ntelilgence Division r
^vision for analysis at a
on Division AND the
3rms salG <3 t - -- « nuninmm, and to um'fe -l •
3i.es to Iran* If this r ^nits povestiga*
interest in ciA, how th (division chief)
"O'' then did fbi r^ret o ^
late November 1985, durino tho ' i"
late November 1985, durino the ^y ' i"
the second meetino u ..
did between ciA and FBI on th
r/Mf/ ^ th
"Ot to oouoct ,„y .ore Inteu ‘"‘■'“t Hert
t.e eo„rc..o oeoorU,. , e.„T"" "" “
^ Vk. ^ J 4
point 9nc3 onp ^
one which I believed at
the time was tho P^^nt and one
the reason, or i-r.
y. PJ^event the <nr
other parts nr i-k ion from t
parts Of the community. Ce leaking to
a'^are Of the T ^ C/ne/iran, at that f
the Iran arme nat time vas ful*
- ‘'•e I-n aroo oMo,o„oo .„o ““ ““ -
PP°l«raph Chorbanl,.. ,, "“'=•<■>'>9 going to Iona
®eet and ppolyoranh ck considering
fP rygraph Ghorbanifar
finally TP T j • prepared his file summ
Webster and Buck Rave', summary), ^nd.
-nior a-
on to
officers did other senior
not kno., this negllgo.o. ... ^ •‘1-levoi
“■'Ik as Sapt,„b„/„otot,„/„ ■ ■ ■ " kno.
“I'.t Of tboi. J... , ”"="»ar ,965 .
-- « -alf „g., -^006 oig
to ton tbo tf.tb to tbo- oob
a«opt the truth ... “"gress. ^he i.erlo.'
truth. The, Should hot tolerste . ■ ■! 1 ■
" ‘"'titutioh. '“ver-up, p, Uo,.;
'“"karsatlons ,1th s.„,.. ,
‘»'l- also had serious e . ‘"'"atlg.tors, ,t h..
.Old ... ... . -«‘an, and oth
31s Qy
ame ciaav-
that
t»a .hole truth igg, „ t «ficl.i
of fleers tecnoTf . ^ ^ knew. Most o .
blfled they saw nothin^ i. senior cxa
nothing, knew nothing, did
y ' Old noth!
"3 until at
On
least the I 4 and/or 7 ^ xt
1 November 1985 McFarland k • r-
is Sheer hogvash. If „„ briefings to CIA. Tha
">y branch chiefs ^
HOUSE operati-rtr, • secretary KNEW it was a WHIT.'
„id-oetober 1985 or o.ri, , •
the Branch J-ier, is it conceivable tb
. did not know, that fv,
did not know ^K * ^ eputy and Division chiefs
' Casey and Georoe din
I believe the Congress
y-i-ctos, the CIA, PPT ,
rewriting history at a • • guilty of
at a minimum, and certain i • •
much worse : periurv . individuals are guilty
H ^jury and
much worse : periurv . individuals are guilty
perjury and conspiracv ...
thereafter, and recently at — .-v “''^r-up the truth in 1987 aj
my financial stability and ^ of my aereer, my integri
y employment, and fin^i,
^‘^t Off since April 1989 « ^
Inspector General, the ^ testimony to the C
“J-/ tne Committee on
SSCI. vernmental Affairs and then t
On or about 9 April 1987, i vac
Po^^herty and then Twetten. m the ^
-- B„„00 80 , 8 . Kor.„ B ^ <
zne Branch Ph4«,ri
Bomo'o can and ner retort .boat th ^ tf the re.or
.e a,narat, t„ tbe e,e a d
walked awav m>, ’ ^ don't remember a th- "
away, rhe SSCI has NOT guestioned her or oth
-Pioyees unDEH OATH although X
go under oath and take a n tbe ^S(
take a polygraph. These offers w
-ejected for the obvious reason the Investiga ^
t>^e truth as it win implicate seni
‘^ases in the e officers, their superio
the cover-up WERE THEY subjected to th P""'ors, i
Officers and Hart also suffered f ""
-volvement. Boone was transferred to Ml T
harms way, and Hart ^'^o Months
Hart was threatened b6y investlo.t
unrood ever^ono elso adso bad / -Bnned
>"68, vhero he h.. h ‘"'O "e thi, .
' Beeh .orklng ».e l„
to knc
n
^^tters to narvev i,
Perhaps he is under ciA nro^
« projection ^
he presonhf. working at CIA,
P^esonbts no threat to his s
& T*
told by a reliable source that u,„
‘ i. ^
^ w.
"s sa either organisation
I am
by GAO/OSI invest
■investigators CSirk
udd
as intervieved in early June 19f
> ^
*-r , I ^ ^
Jack Taylor ^ ‘
r Secret Service offi. e- av.
intervi
rater FBI officer, anc
interviewed me in WsT-t-
in Warren, Vermont on
t tty statements. Tho]
7f>-
jMeaded ignorance, but fi„a,. ‘
^ finally ^^onf ' ^
he was toiH ^ ^.\ \ersion of events vbon
that a fal^^
-- '“"“■t---. PTjorr
s ^ t cs cements ,
On the
A: fairs opened an • * * Co.-nittee on Government a
P-ned an investigation and then vent t. ..
relevant documents bv in access
• By 10 June 1989, the '=';c- -
Ma Senator Cohen,. V
Chairman, told the GAO to • ’ ‘ Cohen,.
e GAO to immediately close ,
them all relevant reports • * * s investigation, give
reports, sign Non^Disciosu-e
J^^risdiction to the SSCl WH • , statements, and trans
^btl. Wl,ii„ St.u-'uX^^
jurisdiction to the SSCT ijk • i
bSCI, W])iie there
- - - are, Valid
transferring jurisdiction , . m terms fo
h^son " ^ events demonstrated th^t i^v>
been negligent or worse i • . "
■ X LJ ■ J r T 1 ■ 1^^ J_ 4
^remonstrated =
been negligent or wors« ,• "
».so„=, 1 0„ ,,e,
oouiH . nothing to be gained by reopening a matter th
only embarrass o^ di ' a matter tl
ofcc discredit certain me^^,»ers and .
sacrificed for expediencv
''^s sacrificed for expediency, to save career. ^
and a intelligence community coven-... ... ^ neglige.
and a intelligence community cover-up. Th
NO PBOOF^The ,„s„e., ^ •«Pl.n.t,on to<!.y THEt
or decided not t . ^ ^ >^nov evhere to i
not to look. The reac'“^ ° ^
^“aSOHitO S3 Vp= O T \ j
the President from a major scandar'^^^^
and the Priac:*,^ ^ i t * I - instil-*
P=><=ent -•^•^
“■•'Ocklng, profltaerlng, .is ^e of
a... - . ^ is.se of authoritv^
^ uiireering, misuse of autho-it
^°tai ignoring of the Oversight process, and w-->^ ^ '''
that cover-up was designed to or t ^ ^°'er-up. p
igned to protect the full evt-e .
--"stlon and its dealinos V..K — . the Pnte
-"atio. extent of *■»,
-^tlon and its dealings with senior cia a d
nterprlse is a name given by its me«b "
A and mint. "embers or the press .
“ "ilitary senior o,,< Ptess to
.„o o,„fo. of,foo„ .
-twork estaKi • u ^^^t baf a vaorid •
tablished after WW li to stop the spread
P the spread of Communis™ ,
and
to
betters t
. 9ive the , .
^ ^Sencipc , ^ j
sign pojip„ ^*1 the Pres^/^
■‘^cy and covers ^^ssident the meanc
attributable to th ^'^tion initiatives that
sea ^ °°''®^n«'ent . At the f <Hrectly
scandals ar,j ^ time if.
“Jo*- "«.s..ry,
"•tvor». n ^Oang., —....rr. „„■
It J-t a
° "" «-OIA "■ -t Po„„ ..
sain, politie... .Ujp,, ■ >ntoc
or fino . ^ vho ha,-?
examples ^^'’^nciaiiy f^on, _v ^ somethin
^ ®s of the m? ^ their
® *TUsuse Of ?-L. secret ties
Theodore sh '"^'^h^nism is the '
'^1'" Fees Ad Ackley, Wiu^g Thomas
Adnan Kashoggi , , ”“Higan, Albert Hakim ,,
and other . ' *larvan, ch k
others in the t- ^^°tbanlfar c„,.
Sh.cw„„ ,. . So„t„
Kopf ;,n^ "-ggi, Ashraf Kar„
Pt, and others in th *^^^van, chc
Sha„i,, ^ Contra c ■ “'■‘=>s ousi
nackley i— t ^ scandal
J m June igoa '
^ the arms deal Germany, ^
■~~ . and chan„ ,
— Tntiuiiii.. _s ^^nei to fh& ▼
°horbanlfa oduced Shackiev ;,„a ^ l^-anian le
“^nlfar attempts vi «9orbanifar r-
t“ona fides wit>, ^ ^^ackiey and Micha * or a vho®ie
'-^co With ptr Michael t-t,.?
* and ^ ^iaeen
a r*h= ^ toetterl 4~u •
ohannei to ft, the White stabiu
to the First chann , via Lida
"•« as a British i„ 4 .
US Via Braz-i agent, one of th '
ofr- ^^^"<lestineiv ® ^^an*>ans who n
“^l^icers and was • ^ ^ ®®t with w<;n
given a Whif t*Fflciaia
'^i'^toiiah Mon.,-., . tour. ^ja
y-iven a Whi?- *
'‘"‘“Ilnh Konurerl
‘"llvldu.i ■“"'■= nhosd„
Signalled out of t “"Popular suco
agent a d vas .s ^‘^^^sor. 7^
y®nt and was in ma ., ®"spected ^
by land V ^^NGER of , - being .
^ land but W3Q d- arrest, ho . . ^ ^
discovered , . tried to .-i
convince his r f^turned to t 1, to Tuj.
nis colleagues Tehran, and
f’oiiday in innocent and had """^Sed to
-P^ilod fro -y case h t.
believe « early 1 ^
«e was/is , ... i 980 *s fr.r .
believe w the earlv 1 had be
He vas/is a verv ^ ^or dru« "
that th ^y senior Tran- ® ® <leaii-
i^he motive of .v ^i^anian inteiii„ ^^i^g- I
mf-v e Of the lram*=. '‘•^^gence of^r.
°"®y' throu,,h Iranians and the Pn. offij,^^^
nrough arms sai» ®"*^erprise - ^°"t
I Also coniood •' that t,.
/'f' I I (’ I
u
i)
f V
f(/jrJ Wh } i
t O ( Jji , , ^ ^ ^ Do 1 J
(,o „r, ' *' 2 S twofold
.nu, ’■‘''’•■'i reasons ^^lit-soviet
'.om,, ® ' a Whif-o „_.
a
‘ ^ LfJeJ
^-^sons , 3 -nit^soviet sta
* tari ^^ouse lawn
'■• ' “Id hn _. " ‘^°^cerns to s ^
^'»-'"o,,p,„,^^ Vi ' ^ ^°°'^ Qe ^°stages l„
'^^■'trustlng ,,„. at this ti pro quo.
^ '-'*'■ burn-,,. ® time wa.. j
process, h. and i„_„ ^"'^redibie • 0 =-
tboso ..net. " — inatio '
done, regard, *°'’~°^iented off " °versi
June jggg the ia^, ^<^ers " vf,o wanted to
ch- ^ ^ fim,. avenge Mi , , .
‘o „„,u
^""PPPt t„,„, PPuratJen^ ** 'PPi»dj„,
Do,< '®- ClA i„. , vorse ^“oing
level i ‘^®^iigence agalups. v„
ige/j-flc ® '^°^iectin„ or
"‘^tlon. I ^ poor, but tb ^he Jra •
operation to n ^appe^g^ *^®”'anded answ
to use e "®9otlate seer . ^^^ieve it ^"®vers
or ^^'fe Shaev ^ ^^apian sn< , ^ig
B,,„ "" '"'«vad ,„ ,„ '- »«d„ „
rha ” ‘baa <„ ‘-at „a
^e extent of th« °vn nat- in
Off! ® i987 T tyoir.
trlcer, wf , , , ’ i oaijpj -*^Pified hv
’^overs, R^,, ”“iiigan, at b, to see =
alley's X-Roaa ^Iacom Tn ^ former
‘'®'leid 5 d„ „ '• ■“«dPdrla, va In si, "‘
In w t^ehaif in ®" to ask: ,•< ®^i"line
May 1987 w ® Custody he vouid
than d« , «<d nn VO " '" Co
®^Pialned thp *5ot su^ County Co„
Clines ®«rvlcee his ^^S^osted 1
^^*'”-Contra/£nt ®®ourity f^ °P the
“”oiassifd ^ /^Pterprise 5 ^ Provided w
nnd , ^ '■'’“‘■> boov „„ ,, "« 0 N ,,, •
sale ®®«ior man ‘ t,ee„ °"’Piled
the entr "’^"^gement put „ , "^^^eted vit^
‘"'“P individo,,, P'-Phlbj,,
'»n bdi,d-
'“S'- fhiv .
'O'
S w
Letters to Harvev Wavson
T V, 1 4 ovo Then Mulligan shoved me a VIP Security P
in 1985, I believe. Then Huiiig ^
phamphlet he had authored for commercial sale to ,,,
corporate security programs. So far, so good. But then
PC Portable computer, and explained he and his firm were settm, u^^
vorldvide commercial ir.telligfence network, using their contacts,
CIA souredsand ex-colleagues. He stated that he had already
a former CIA principal agent in India, a lawyer, and that he and th
CIA were both dealing with this man. He had also made contacts m
Ke then took^to lunch in the basement of the building,
-.nan restaurant, where he proceeded to offer me a monthly salary
* "■" . - 4 f i n r
if in returi
3 a favor because he knew I had some financial problems
could do him a favor : run traces and check files in CIA on individ
nd companies he had an interest in, looking for derogatory information
ssessment information, that could be used by one client against its
V.- 14 - 4.10 v"hat 0 ver. I refused# said I
,pponent in an acquisition, merger battle, whate
„ fny . firm AFTER I retired, and left. I later
'ould consider working for a firm aeitR
■eported this incident to my superiors in NE Division, to the Office of
.ecurity/Polygraph Division, and the CIA Inspectoir General . Bevteeen
.987 and 1989. I heard nothoing about this, even after I reported it to
,he senate and GAO investigators. HO ONE HAHTED TO KNOW THAT MULLIGAN a:
fHE CLINES GROUP WERE TRYING TO PENETRATE THE Agency. Finally, in the
summer of 1988. I saw Mulligan in CIA Headquarters receiving a
service award. He was aloof and distant and
However, why hadn't CIA Security done anything
I reported his approach. However, w ,
.. 7 T was never asked or debriefed further, until I agai
about the matter ? I was nevei
m Inspector General William Donnelly, alone in his
told the story to CIA inspecuoi
j talks and on 27-28 November
office, during two daya of talke eno »
, V* Donnelly stated to me . " Thank you for bringing
1989 in Langley. Va. Donnexi.y
to ff4itvo\’ l»ovson
five other Agency offieor «5 vifi-i <
same deal *" i frankly doubted
Ponnoliys st..fmont because, I said, i had
Been Mulligan in Headquarter
months after the incident
adequate explanation*
Occur rod and I had reported It. He had n
o
8* It sJiould be Dointi'irt t
out I first brought all this information
Donnelly’S staff and him in Aorli iqrq
P 11 1989, after much soul-searching and
consultations with family and a law^r r
^ " na a lawyer. In the last week of March (24 M
I received a * ^ i
littor from Donnelly, which was phrased in a rath
rude "prove it" way. On 4 Anril iqrq t v
P 1/ 1989, John Reynolds, from the IG Staff
. vith no operation, or Irani.n experience as sent by bon
to Vermont to talk to me, with the understanding It would not be taped
notes taken. I met Rovnoid «5 a*- vwn t . >
Koynolds at icKlf Jack’s Restaurant in Barre, vt . and
ve drove to the Hilltop Restaurant near Rock nf »
Rock of Ages Corp., my emnploye
for dinner, hhen I told him of several of the items (The Twetten memo,
Hum»,n). be bl.nchea ano left a fe. boors later. Tb. next day, 5 Apri
I v.s^toid by dob oredory. vice President tor Corporate bevelop„ent of :
that your services are no looser needed here. ,t Just isn't .orbing oo
ta.d 1 .anted to stay and .orb out a„y problems that „y have arisen,
over the next two days, he persevered. On 8 April, he said
ne said it was final
could talb to the President as 1 bad r.guested if i ..sbed, 1 „et .it,
President Kurt Swenson then, and again on 14 April 1989 to finalize
gnation by mutual agreement”. Swenson said ROA had changed its nl
for international expansion (untrue) and that Gregory and I had not
worked out well together, and he must defer to Gregory. He oave
n a ne gave me a
econnendatlob and severance. He denied any connectiob bet.een
ions to Heynolds and ,y dls.lssal, and later said the sa.. thing 17^''
SSCT .. to the
SSCI inveatlgatora, they told me
The facts are these i
a former *rmy Intelligence
N'orthfield, vt. His father
I did not work well with Gregory
^ JT*
Officer and graduate of Norwich Univ,
(deceased) was Commandant of Norwich and
Letters to Harvey l/ayson
^Army Brig. General. He Ir-ff u
* owich to form Space Research Inc*
in Derby, Vermont in the mid-iciorn
^ firm was actually formed by
Canadian Seagram »s maonafr. ,
- ^ iarlen Bronfman and an Israeli Mossad
Officer, shaul (Lmj) , end th^n
JSrjnned by Gregory and Former Army Gen
^fl'hur Trudeau Tn 4i».
ueau. In the mid^ 70 'dici ,
. firm had a covert relationship
with the Department or
nse find ciA, and was used to Illegally exj
nuclear-capable 105 m m howit^rr^ f o
South Africa for the Angola We
agaiimst the MPLA, although ronoresB k ^
^ ' gj^ess had cut off funding in 1975 beca
of South African involvement in .k
Holden Roberto and Jonas Savimbi
est organizations. Right or wronq the
anri f-K • 1 exports were a violation
and the win of the Conqrese
Adminlsf fi ' contrary to public policy. The Cart
Administration prosecuted and won tho
manaqers a .i against the company and it
g s, and Gregory spent a year in iaii c
„n a. ^ Research Inc. was s,
P part Of the Enterprise network, much like the
the Iran-contra saecandan u.. . companies used in
candal. roa Corp. has a bizarre historv i
owned and bled of any profits for 13
Which sold the compa i
the company in 1984 to Kurt and Kevin Swenson and •
corporate officers. Rumors in Barre vt
odrre# Vt., are fhA*- *.u «
company had Mafia ties to the Petrie, h <^“n3ton , R. i .
was being used to laund and that Rock of a
g to launder money. Under Swenson, the firm
he engaged In 1986 on a foreign expansi
y ©xpanslon proqrain fh^*- 4
‘"Cludea Jol
ivorea. Joint ventures in inrti=.
Luxembourg , and openings to the i,«o
P nings to the USSR and China. Swenson k
offshore bankino/holiHi to se
ing/hollding companies in the c,yman Islands and
Sales Corp. in 1999. ^ ®
ON 1-2 April 1989, he was in u ua
s In Washington, D.c, at a r.
trong supporter eua contributor ro the Right Mi„„ ^ ^ ^
eloee to Former Nee '"P"blio„
“"■* Clone to Former »e. Hempehire Coverpor Runu„”'
"cpcWlcen machine, .hich has ties to CIA ,1a g
to CIA via sunnunu (hhs daught.
Army fjrirj. n,.n<,ri,]. n<. ^
owlch to form Space Research Inc-
In D(*rhy. V^rmnn*' tt
in jfit Jn tht* /nid~197o* c' rru^ jr j . .
The firm was actually formed by
r,.nafn,if, f/ ram *<i magnate ch-,ri
■■ c's Bronfman and an Israeli Mossad
•officer, Shaiij (hUtj),
Gregory and Former Army Gen.
A J L U r U f J ( • fi u 7 ri # ^ /
"" the firm had a covert relationship
With ^opfirtmnni of in rr
■' * ^■^*^-*ferj 0 Q a n c T fc j
lA, and was used to illegally expo
nuclear-capabJo los MM m, hru4*-
, to South Africa for the Angola War
a'Cli/nat the MPLA, although Conore« k
® t:ut off funding in 1975 becau
Of South Afrlrnn ^r.xr,. T
'iriCfjn ifivoivoment in tho n
„ en Roberto and Jonas Savimbi
pro-west organ lor,-,. Right or wrono fh
<'»id the will Of »h r 9 ' e exports were a violation o
W1J.J. Of tho Conarf'Hft
Ad»l„,„tr l, ' ’ "'"“•••r >■<> P-bllc policy. The C.rto.
inletrelioo procecoted e„d ,e„ the c.ee eg.lpet the
managers, and c.-. 9 Inst the company and its
jors, and Gregory spent a year <n
no «i ^ Research Inc was set
up as part of the Enterprise no*.
-uprise network, much likfa
the Iran-Contra ^ ^ companies used in
the Iran-Contra . companies used in
*ran Contra s«,candal. rqa Corp. has a v,<
nas a bizarre hiesfnv-^r ^
ovned and bled of any profits for 13 years by c
— - -- - ^nd 1 :;:::::::
corporate officers. Rumors in Barre, vt
company had Mafia ties to the Petrle.rcha ^ *
vas being used to launder money. „„.er Swenson /the^fir^
he engaged in 1988 on a foreign expansi ^®buiit an
ventures in Japan .. 1 Joint
in Japan, Sales to Korea joint
ftorea, Joint ventures in
---pr, . .„d opp„i„g, tp the „3S» 3„d Chin., 3 I
fefiJlIirifl^lng/holldihg c„„p,„i„ 1„ the c,y„.„ Islenlt^r “
n 1989. 3 foreign
April 1989, he was in Kashlngton, d.c. at a
H.d c,„uct ..th pe„p„p t„ the cpyet„.e„t. 77^7' “
* coptMhptet tp the Ptpht „,„g ct the Peppht:::
^ e. Hempehire gpvernor the »e.
, »hich has tiee to CIA via Su„„p„u (hi^ de„-„t"‘’"”‘"'
worj
2
rong
■
■•a-, .
' * V ■
h< ‘
%:
Letters to Harvev Wavson
• >
■
Max Huqei , Wi 1 1 -i _
yei, William Bucklev an^
»o « ^ others.
AS Casey -s DDO in the firo*. n
St Reagan term until he
because of conflict of
Of Interest over inve
el briefly served
vas forced to resign
n
stments. When Huge
a r
HUg[el>S nhr, 4 ^^
®3sedi to
formf^r
an^gies to h ” ^ iBire Goerop I drav
to demonstrate ho^, ..
Im r nIvoH ^^tvork
and Admiral Turner attempted to ^ t VI I f W • President Carter
to weaken it trv
so did Schlesinger. None succeeded. WT. • without succes
policy, private lives, or tolerat "®tvork Intervenes in
initimidation of individual! "" ‘^°ndones corruption through
viduals, and involves era =
» as an 1 „
Cont„ - t to ope.„ o„,.
a- tt= oo„e,-op . p„ pp,,
rapresootea the success o, P» >tlc>l aisle . a„a b.p
access of a political faction in v ,
-tcuife iuteiiipeece net.ot. Oevoia of
anl..lted resoutces and capabilities, that «"“ola. »lth
abtoad, vlthout anv n , ’ ” “Pa'ate in the 0 s
any oversight or budget revlev, er no., *
These resources, in the a. a ^ Policy coordination
in the hands of the wrnn„ ^nation.
rioht<5 nf iv people, are a «.k
“ •’•“Plc- to the tve-party syst.
cheers and balances, Tt .nn..u.-_ ' system of lav.
Tt 4- i_ “x=»te
scsndal in troubles me that the participants in .v
' ®*=®=- profited, received as.
or less becautse f-w „ <=he wrist
the Government and the Jttorney gen ''®°'>stler.
documentary evidence to be used or discov ""
-^®^OV02rGd on ^ ^ j
; Potveen Cl» and the pri
actions on the right and left har,«lis„ been bl''*"'
securltv oeen blurred cn
-log GS or 0°r“; Posiness interest, or by V'
"" interests has become a real threat t7‘“"
security
Letters to Harvev I/avson
^ 1 ^^
CIA's constant efforts to stop or stall investigations or prosec
of its own employees makes it impossible to stop this kind of
The Scranage Case is the only one I know of that was prosecuted/ altl
^
I know of many others that were as bad or worse ~ in Jordan /in for e
in the early 1980*s,
9- A CIA paramilitary!! officer of dubious stability and
with known problems of adjustment/ whose nickname was "Crunch" beat
and murdered a Lebanese Palestinian terrorist suspect in Beirut in
1984. It occurred during an interrogation of several suspects/ and
another CIA officer was present. The Lebanese Government complained
and wanted the man prosecuted but CIA convinced the Lebanese to send t
man back to the US for punishment. The man was never prosecuted, perha
for political reasons and perhaps for lack of witnesses from Lebanon.
He was fired and his whereabouts are unknown to me. This man came to T
Tunisia in 1984/ I believe, to assist the CIA Station there in
defensive driving training for the National Guard. During his brief st
of two weeks, he drank heavily, picked a fight with the Embassy Agricu
ural attache at the Marine House, womanized, alienated his students, a
showed iip drunk at my house at 1030 PM with a woman, who ppoceeded to
throw up on herself. His colleague, a first tour officer, unfortunatel
was dragged along, but ^ted with professionalism. I brought this to t
attention of my COS and Washington j verbally to his supervisor, but
Headquarters nonetheless sent him to Lebanon. He was an ex-California
police officer, about 30, thrice married within 7 years, very aggressi
and physically threatening, claiming he would kill any terrorist, anyc
in his way. He finally did. How he passed the Psy Tests at EOD is beyc
me. That he was sent unsupervised to LebanoJrh to engage in an inter roc
is sheer incomptence by CIA. CIA Staff officers should not get direct!
involved in any kind of physical interrogation/torture, etc. that some
of our allies practice as routine. We should walk away and protest.
I
Letters to /larvov l/avson
From both a human rights and practical standpoint# ve should not
condome or partlcipato in such activities. This case was sent KHl to
the Attorney General for investigation and prosecution but to my
knowledge has been hushed up at the highest levels. Has CIA issued
new regulations on this type of involvement to its employees ?
10. Kidnapping and counterror 1 sm : Matt Gannon, deceased Case
Officer killed in Pan Am 103 was a good friend and colleague, and an
active participant in many counterterrorist operations run by the CIA
Counterterrorist Center (CTC) in the mid 1980*s. He and I discussed
some of the schemes the "activists" were hatching in 1985-86-87 to
stop terrorism. One such scheme involved kidnapping or killing Mohamme
Rachid and his Austrian wife, Helen (?) Pinter from Tunis, and
transporting them "black" to the U.S. This operation would have
violated the soverignty of Tunisia, an ally, undermined our liaison
relationship with the Tunisian Security Services and Government, and
incited reprisals from extremist Palestinian groups. The idea came fro
DCI Casey, and the plan was put together by Dewey Claridge, It was
cancelled when cooler heads realized It was illegal, CIA risked exposi
Americans in Tunisia and the "Hit Team" to death or capture, etc. so
the French Service was asked to do the job. They agreed initially but
later backed out when they determined CIA could not keep a secret. In
case, I am glad that is true. It was a foolish plan.
11. It is my belief that DCI Casey by 1985 distrusted the CIA
bureaucracy, and handpicked those who would carry out non-CIA non US
operations. I have heard from a source that Gen, Voigt and Casey
colloaborated to establish a Special Counterterrorist Unit in Dept of
Defense under deep cover called ISA and/or ISSBA, and that this
was staffed by ex-Seals and Special Forces personnel trained to kin
•cidnap, or neutralize terrorists or others, eip. in the Middle East
I am not aware of any Staff CIA unit set up for this purpose, although
unit
X 4 .
I-etters to llarvev t.’avso
n
• t
woman was a paid assc?t i and was
reporting on her relationship
and its personal details with Judsge Wiliia„ w k .
y yiiiiiBTn Webster/ then FJil
Director. At some point, tl.e officer aot or,
got concerned and reported J t t o
his superior at FR/WASGINGTON STATION t
, . ION. I reported this to the DCI in r
letter in Fall 19 Sq ^
A i' ° ^ SSCI, which then told me they had f,poV
to CIA and Capt Larry about the case t
case. I was told the DCI knew of
voman', ciA conn»oUo„ be^l„„i„5 becausa bho told bl.
• -Olledgoe later briefed Webster on the o.se ,
r he case. I cannot .say
this is true or untrue. I can say it was verv
y t was very poor judgement to h«indle
any case involving a CIA asset, an American
and another senior offici
he head of the rival intelligence oraani ,,=.4. •
p . g nization, at a time when Iran-
Contra was in full swing. We can cvni i,
. . . ynicaliy say this thing happens all
the time m Washington. I do know frt r
frequently uses women in their
P tions as bait or to assess and develon
^ target. So does CIA.
abroad BUT. TW thp tic *.v _ _
Oborof O'
peration ever once the k
fact becomos known that a us Govt official 1 .
Invoivaa, vithont Ms prior ,rlit,„
12 . The WMta Housa/NSC In IssSab Pro. .
'ro» a OIOSS frlsnd who h ,H '‘"'’"‘"‘=^0 and
a senior poosition 1 -. the White House i
•o e„if, bb., bhe pelltloei infighting, poiiev hattles, dopest,:
itfcs. end Hardline anti-eoviet vs. poder.tee hattla caused great
CIA in those years. Casey dragged CIA officers int 4.
and others volunteered, or were chosen h ° e f
Views or the! d . i^^eological
elr desire to be close to the center of power.
officers thuis became corrupted XKBXKSSB
Many fine
and used, and when it all
unraveled, they took tbe v=,y^ ^
ney took the Fall - to protect the President and k
the senior white House officials who used them, then disowned
Officer like myself, who was not Involved, but who saw and
rr:: ~ -uonea,
tened, and worse, and told BE SILENT.
this period was fired for Ivina Hi ^ ^''spectir General dur
ying. His replacement has done nothing t
■^ 1 ^.
\K ■
otters t
O iJarvey i/avson
« t
vcran vas a
paid asset, and v^q
^ ® ^^porting on her relationship
anc Its personal details with ti,/i
William Webster, then FBI
Pi rector. At
weDster, tnen FBI
some point, the officer nr^t
. ^ concerned and reported it tc
his superior at FR/WASGINGTON STATION t
ATION. I reported this to the DCI
setter m Fall lofto .
to C:a and^capt Larry" about the case.
^ * i. t
and to the SSCI, which then told me they had
I was told the DCI knew of
■
in
sp<
* wao toiQ tne DCI Knew of
a.. .K ^ '^‘>nnection from the beginning because she told h
and thiat juv
“J colleague later briefed woKo.
■ ster on the case. I cannot sa
IS true or untrue. i can sav i.
. y t was very poor judgement to hand
“•0 case anvolvina a pth «
.Ke ^ American, and another senior offi<
hoac of the rival
va . diligence organization, at a time when Iran-
»-op..ra vas in full swinr, u.,
the ti-^e -V. """" cynically say this thing happens al]
tne time m Ka shinqton t ^
ope..uo„. .. ™ -e.,
c.e..Uo„ r o,
iteration ever once the fact
fact becomes known that a US Govt official
involved, vithout his prior wrltto official is
" say.^</,w4.^S
The White House/NSC in rVo™
from a close friend >. v ~ ^ knowledge a
rriend vho heirf n j
c,„ ...... ■■ i" the White House
can testify that the political >,*. •
Kt^j-iricai infighting, pollcv
politics, and Hardn„ . ^ tiattles, domestic
t ana Hardline anti-soviet vs m«aes
^ vs. moderates battle cancel
contusion in CIA in those
and others volunteered, or
. ^ uiitiir 1
levs or their desire t-n Ko
wesire to be cloee to the center of power
otficere thuls hec.ne corrupted
• Cesey dr.gged cu officers into th,
chosen because of their ideological
*<any fini
and used, and when it all
unraveled, they took the Fall t
fK ~ the President and b
the senior White House officials who „ ^ecaus
tjAiiciais who used them
»«Uer lib. .yseif, .ho waa not Involvad, but '.ho saw aT^'
eruption through the appropriate channeis was pin„i;
hcMtened, .„d .orae, and told BE SILENT The I ’
«rloa was fired for lying General d,
Is replacement has done nothing i,
I»etters to
i/avson
'Clean up the mess since. VThen t ^
wnen l came forward in April 1989, the IG
refused to meet or r^y =.^ 4 .
on anything I brought to their
9 1 1 & n t X o rx # I IX s t s 3 d * m v i 1 / ^ ^
P y t at ROA ended# I vas thrcsa toned
and told to keep silent, told "it will r, -v t ^ ^ 4 .
will not go veil for you in court:
when I tried on 9 Jnnfa lono +.*
expand my visitation rights vlth my
(Instead I lost ar*r*oc 3 C 7 tv-
access to them completely until 20 December
1989 when my former spouse, , an ex-CIA contract secretary, fired for
on 1 April 1980, and now married to a probable British Intelligence
Officer (he admitted working 13 years for GCHQ). when I drove to
Atlanta, Ga. to exercise my visitat^nn ^
y isitation rights to 56 days summer
visitation on 23 June 1989 t vtic ^ ^
t vas denied due process, never sav the Ji
V3S not 9lXOW©(3 to t P ^ f" “i V *
y, nd told to accept a compromise that wouli
, probably permanently. l refused,
one day after meeting vlth CIA/IG Donnelly In Langley on 27-28 Novemb.
1989, my former spouse filed tvo la. suits against me In t.o di
states one, in Virginia, ,„„id bankrupt me for life es It concerns a
large financial Judgement for money I do not have and the second voul
me Off permaNENTLy from my sons on the grounds 1 am unstahle, etc. Th
Ignores the fact my former spouse vas medically evacuated from India
1980 under CIA medical escort for incipient paranoia schi tophrenia , a:
hospitalized, or other emotlonai problems she has endured. Despite th
her suit vould deny me access. Para. 12 of that suit charges that
testimony on Iran-Contra makes me unfit, and the fact my name ha
allow the children to leave the
ren
in the press. In fact, the suit is violation of my First
and irrelevant to my parental responsibilities.
my
s app
r 1
or the issue of acce
I cannot prove it in a Court of law, but I believe that officers of
Officers Of CIA or possibly other US Govt or non-governmental enUti
have used the issue of visitation and custody to force mv
®nence.
other issues used are my health (I suffered a major heart attack
9/10 December 1989, the day I was served this suit in Vermont), and
< = i which is nil since leaving ROA on i« April 19
betters t
o UarvQy
^^^vson
13. The "offer** made verbally to me by CIA/IG Donnelly on 28
November 1989 was altered beyond recognition when I next saw him on
3-4 January 1990, with Mr. Frank , Executive Asst to the
Director of Personnel pcesent. On 8 January 1990. Donnelly followed
that up with a ;letter saying his 3 January offer was not an *'offer"
but if I had accepted it, MAYBE they would have made one. He and
Lane constantly insisted I avccept counselling as a provision, or
else no compensation* Everything, they said, was a coincidence, not
CIA’s fault, they are only trying to help, and their "offer** was not
KK a settlement or restitution for anything that happened in the past
My feeling is : ANY RATIONAL MAN, KNOWING THE FACTS AND THE CHRONOLOGY
THESE EVENTS (WHICH ARE DOCUMENTED ) COULD NOT REACH THE CONCLUSIONS I
REACHED : THIS COERCION AND A WARNING TO KEEPO SILENT OR ELSE.
14* The *'Or else ** message was vividly delivered 21 June 1989 in
a Vietnamese restaurant on Clarendon Blvd. across the street from DIA
Jack Taylor from GAO/OSI had referred to Mr. Roger Kreuzer, a senior
GS-16 Personnel officer at DIA for a job interview. I talked to Kreuze
on the phone, sent him a letter and resume from Vermont, and then met
him in the lobby of DIA on 21 June 1989, just before going south to
visit my children (I thought) for the summer. Mr. Kreuzer, a fat talka
man, stated he had worked on the Tower Commission and Iran-Contra
Committee staffs, but his career had suffered* He said my qualificatic
were excellent and asked what kind of job I sought, I said as a Middle
ast or Terrorism policy level analyst , He suggested operations and I
d I would consider it if the Ops peoplke wanted to talk to me. He
asked me at length about my testimony to GAO/OSI and Taylor's visit, t
must never mention Iran or (Dran-Contra again IP im Kanted a it
the Dlrectotrofl DIA was afraid what DCI Webseter might do if
Oblem resurfaced, and perhaps had something to hide In DIA as w
I said I had already stated my case to GAO and the Commoiitee foi
to V
° ^farvev i/avs
on
Governmental Affairs, which oversees the Inspector Generals and
I did not plan to keep silent as long as I was harrassed by CIA, he £
CIA has a unit "like Task Force Unit 157 that will kill you, torpedo
you, assassinate you . i was enraged by this, and we ended the mceti
on a tense but civil note. I later called Kreuzer from the WolftrapI
in Vienna, Va. on 24 August 1989, and repeated the same weords.
I did not get a job at DIA, of
course .
14. Taylor also sent me to Ned Richardson, Asst Inspector
General for Investigations at AID in Rosslyn, Va . His first words wej
the last guy to come from CIA to work was Howard" He was referring t(
he CIA officer who defected to the Soviet Union. I was poised and
plained my case. He explained that my 17 years experience at CIA hJ
relevance to investigations and I was not qualified because I was not
classified as an 1810 or 1811 investigator. A good excuse. No job at
AID.
15. On or about 24 Octoiber 1989, I met with Paul Joyal, SSCI
Security Officer, who allowed me to read Taylor's GAO/OSI report of
26-27 May 1989 debriefing of me in Vermont. I was astonished and enr
to fiund Taylor had deleted all the names and leads , most of the de
information and worst of all, completely altered a kef statement
regarding the 9 April 1987 memo and the orders I received from Tvett
Contrary to what I told him, Taylor wrote : Mr. Hemmings was
Instructed by his superiors to tell investigators everything he knew
aboit Iran-Contra. This false, and I considered it tampering with
evidence. I told SSCI this and the US attorney and the Independent c
Nothing happened. Nothing. Kreuzer 's threat was a vlo^a^■^,^«
Of 18 yg
1505 and 1512. Nothing happened. I was given two interviews with
US attorney, George Terwilliger in Burlington, Vt and the FBI. Nothj
Except Taylor telephoned me on 2 November 1989 in Vermont in
stated he would immediately change his testimony/statement in the
that I was right, and that he had spoken to Kreuzer since wh
# w iio duQlli
the
i»etters to
f'arvev l/avson
making the threatening statements on 21 June and 24 August 1989
Taylor asked how he could help me. With a job ? I said I wanted
official record to reflect the truth/ I do not know If he ever change
report to reflect this. The SSCI and CIA spokesman Lane both have
stated repeatedly that Kreuzer was just being over imaginative and
^didn't mean it i considered my meeting with him a job interview
and my testimony to the SSCI a serious matter. I consider Kreuzer 's
remarks a direct attempt at Intimidation and a direct threat/ and I
believe that is the way they were intended.
14. On or about 10 August * ^tjfo_FBI agents from_tj 2 ^
. They called fron
the Roy Rogers Restaurant to my Hotel room next door at the Wolftrap
at 800 AM to say they would like to talk to me over breakfast. Sped a
/ to say they were friends of Randy E
in Miami, and that he was happy there, and had been approached by a
journalist, and that they believed I was responsible, and I should no
talk to the press or do anything to hurt Boone. I said I
no inten
of hurting Boone or anyoine else, but I believed in ethics in Gobt, a
I was sick of threats and harrassment, was a private citizen, cut off
free to
from my kids, unemployed as a result of coming forward, and
talk to whom I wished. They said they knew CIA was giving me a hard
They said FBI wanted to help me, with a job perhaps, but I should
return to Vermont, forget the past, and get counselling. (whe
heard that before ? From CIA because 1
Gulag, the way to
discredit anything I had testified to was to discredit the
source )
^ I kn
They then warned me not to compromise sources or methods. 1 sai
the law but these laws were not justification to engage in a
COV©2T“Uip
or threats. They left but asked me to stay in touch. Nothing of
substance ever materialized in terms of "help". i reported thei
Letters t
° t/avson
approach to SSCI*
ent me twlcew to CIA in August
meet with CIA officers o .
n Crlspell, Chief of OP/SAS, and hts
deputy. Chief
thretaned to bin fnr m,. ,
tor me lost ti
This occurred about 15 August and Crispin otM
nie when I arrived for work lato ,ind
early, by turning to his deputy and • •
P y and giving a hypothetical siu.it ion
"What would happen if
example l found someone had arrived l.)t«’
left vork eerly ,„a ^ ^
therey »ere f=referrlng to me, they should go right jh.-.i.l ,uul
bill me Srtr
bill me for the alleged $4,
loss Crispell had mentioned. Thev th.'i
0
said they did not mean me. The next dav i-Vi n
next day, the Deputy stated that ho i
not even remember the conv(=»y‘o=»4. •
^ ^ ^ nversation ever taking place. l reminded him
I nad worked 17 veart? rr.*-
y for the Agency, working many long hours at niqt
for no extra pay in very hncHirm ,
. ^ ostile places and if they thought I had
short changed them, feel free to ihin
I renn d ^ never mentioned it ags
I reported this to the s<%rT • v /
me beforeh d u • >= (Joyal) had s.nl mo thero, tolling
boforohand that -Ho think CIA is going to off., y„„ , soot,
you a safetlemont .
Go over and check It out". They didn-i- t
iney aidn't. I was set up.
Comm.tt”' >"-Uigo„
eomm.tto. hiaioon officor. .ho van Clairo Oeorgo.. assistant ■
visltfhrt „ assistant m 1985-
me in Vermont. I .as told boforohand the CIA otfio.r
to m-ir Would COl
ory and mak. a oommitmont. Ho came and listened, but mad
commitments They both chided mo - Hoy, yn.
« the Brotherhood, you dona .ant to hurt them do you y. !
not then or before a member of any Brotherhood. I .a.
vho had tak*>n . . offict
baa taken an Oath to clA and the Constitution, not to
and that the ole Boy Network anH v . b ®fothe
Boy Network and Enterprise were the only Bro.i, v
knew about t .. ^ ®>^otherhoo.
out. I then .ent to Hashington 2022 Hovember 1989 f„n ..
final report session, and found It less than complete , hlstorv
fbVHrittOh, a„d x must .coopt it. It seemed. deh„ BU., .t::: ‘
‘-'<1 th(
I
i-etters t
° t;avson
SSCI version, which revealed (l) they had not interviewed some of the
key suggested witnesses (2) no one was put under oath and (3) they
really had no written a report, it was merely headings, marked class!
They had not checked out reports from me that a California-based
charter airline suddenly in 1986 moved its entire operation to Miami
then Portugal within two weeks and was transporting arms to Tran
to Bandar Abbas AFB in Iran, US arms from Spain and Portugal, althoug
they did concede Claridge had moved some arms shipment operations to
Portugal for security reasoins in 1986.
They had hever checked wii
the young Shah, whose intelligence network inside Iran had also report
on the arms shipments and CIA's duplicity In dealing with him and his
group. )I had received a 3-page report and complaint from the Shah's
Washington representative in 1
but my superiors Ignored it)/
17. Senior DDO/NE officers intervened directly in my legal and
parental rights in September 1987 by aiding and abetting in the
hiding of my son with another CIA family after he had run away from hoi
following a domestic altercation, which occurred after he got himself
involved in some petty vandasllsm on a neighbor's yard on 1 Sept. 1987
These officers ignored my lawyer and the Fairfax Juvenile authorities
looking for my son. This would not be the last time they would
intervene in the courts or ignore a court order.
18. When I drove to Georgia to pick up my sons for summer
visitation in June 1989r I was confronted by
- and anothei
individual within 90 minutes of my arrival in Atlanta, at Houston’s
Restauhant on Lenox Road. The SSCI confirmed the encounter took pia
said it was a coincidence. The woman had worked under mo i r. m . .
ulc in iunisia thi
years earlier. She was interviewed by SSCI, I was told fnr>«-
^ \noc under oath'
■#
said it was a coinccidence, and I should not inquire further h
U S 6 it
would hurt her career. My children were abducted to Fnni=.«.»
ttigrana on the next
evening, in violation of the 21 June 1988 Va. Order, the Hague Conv
and the International Child Abductrion Act of July l, 1988
nr 1 -ho British Hloh Court. Still, I could not gain three
access to "y
Lit
to Harvey Unvun
envlronfMDf.n. T bollovo th .f ^
symbiotic relationship between the
^ ^ U
CIA und l‘’Hi , rind thi^
u
-»e nnd Senate Intelligence Committees and
theJi Mwi/fn Is not In the n ^
onal interest, and that oversight
t ... I . . ^
i /i <1 fi Jniixjt t.inf nnKf rv r- j L
' 'O policy making process if Illegal and
ii n . ^rin ri I 'I i n 4 i ^ ^ •
u.K-«nntitutlonai abuses are to t. c
‘ topped. I believe the outmode
nrin r* ^ j-i i _ j
d
coorelvo techniques used tn c.
ppross dissent within the Adminsi trat i o
n n m %
and the fpll
pironocutlon nf -•
f officials who violate their trust will
nltimatoly undermlnci the svsteir'o • <. s
- system s integrity to a point where the
1 n I 1 t ^ ^ ^
intelligence community will be e^^^ <
impotent or become a danger to
Khr> ^ . *. j ^
d emoc r ii 1 1 c s y s t em . Th ^ «s 4 o t
is especially true If the line between th
4 4 A. _
pollticlann, the
sector and Beltway bandits, and the CIA is
n n f _ \/ 1 Tfi i,. 1 ^ - -
not cvloarly marked and upheld 4-v. ^
_ . ^ ex-ciA officers cannot abuse
their knowledge and access to fnro-t^ i ^
gn eaders and intelligence offici
T’rt . -
to profit from the US Government or af -4
, , rnment, or at its expense, m a world that
is hard, cynical, and materialistic rr»
rustic, CIA officers must retain their
personal and professional Intearltv ^ ^
integrity, and notr succumb to offers
i 1 lega 1 ly
^^Qalnst the national interest ctr a
‘taj. interest. CIA does not
determine that interest
interest - neither do CIA officers
uiticers, who serve the
country. „„t »„y p„utic,t proup or party. Moat or aty. y
the facts will show that t Vi=»,r w and
.MU... = -reato.
tnr€
use. M.„lp„yatlon. errortOs to unaermine „y integrity. y„„.y.p
honestv . t- A VM t 4- <;> 4- 4 y... »
honesty, reputation, career, employment and parental rights, and
stahillty for one SOLE SEASON , silence about Iran-Contra a,!a
and cov<»r_nF^rN K„ 4.1 . - Perju
Pen
cover-upp by these Individuals and their subordinates vho ,
ry
Similar retribution if they do not go along. These threats h
from CIA comc
* xiav©
from CIA offiveers, ex-officers, DIA, a GAO officer and
oo« ' ® ° person
government. This is not paranoia. This a an operation d:sig'l°"
the truth jinH hi
the truth and block reform and prosecution
where necessary, often
-or hh. guis. e, eo
tvoe of abuse nr ’ '«e h 4 o i4,.„-.4i j • . J'^'-ted to
Of abuse or -se his livelihood, h's health and his fa^y"
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ma 1 n td 1 ned an excellent paramilitary capability- Some of this was
used for successful programs such as Hostage Rescue Force training
for our allies. We also trained Central American security forces and
Contras/ and carried out some operations they could not do or would nc
do, such as the mining of Nicaraguan harbors, air resupply operations,
the blowing up of fuel depots, etc.
12. In February or March 1985, the Tunisian Intelligence Service
in Tunis asked me if ciA had any knowledge of the planned assassinatic
bombing of PLO Headquarters and Yasir Arafat. I said no, and referred
to Washington, which replied it had no information and asked for more
details. I departed Tunisia on 12 September 1986
the Israeli bombi
occurred soon afterwards, convincing the Tunisians (many were killed
in the bombing) that CIA was aware and helped the Israelis mount this
attack. CIA was accused of duplicity, and our relations were damaged -
13. In 1980-82 in India, the Station uncovered two KGB operations
to develop and recruit a CIA code clerk and a State Dept.
e clerk.
The State Dept, code clerk was seen late at night exiting a KGB office
car, and there may have been other evidence. The Code clerk denied the
accusation when confronted, BUT WAS STILL ASSIGNED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS
TO THE US EMBASSY IN MOSCOW.
Incredible.
14. In 1985, I talked in CIA HQS with a junior officer whose n
ame
I do not remember. He was carrying a file, a **201 file - black taped"
He said he was worried. The file belonged to columnist Jack Anderson
and was entitled MH something or rother. He and I knew that it *
* ti 3 l *5
the law for CIA to recruit, run, plant stories with, or otherw*
aga i
contact with US journalists without the highest level lefial
3 ^ A m
have
I doubt such legal nicetities were observed in this case.
ission
15.
In 1985-86, a collea«gue already described as t
Larry**
told me on several occasions that he was handli
a case of a femai
citizen who spoke Arabic and was attached feo a DC lobbyi
e u
firm
Th
1 s
-iirBtiMiiiiiiiiowiriww
. . . • . •: • '• > V- . .'-V .
. r> *
1
and the Bloc
services, ego
im
and agent of influence.
Since the 1960'ds
intermediaries that van*-
-•t; wanted t
*n 1 9S 5 or ««
- " ^ c> # Al-O'Sssar sent vc
er fro® the
CIA
a
^ole, rather tha
o talk to CIA bcca
subsequently mot and use
use hi
* i
d h i
' L 1
purposes onlv) i 4 -
It vas a cost-t^, »..• .
uostiy mistake.
for perfidy, and
^ just a C'’ c^c£» /K
-o (hostile, for debrief. '*.r
could never be trusted.
He ranks abov
re ^
1. ^ *
The Dept of state Secur-r«-„
' '^sining in Moscow
such case, j
as not th
f at least one or two
Dent r,^ C-*. ^ other occasions vhera
uepr Or State
ing was issued BUT it omt v ^T^T^
and thon = , i^l-r IT only appeared in MOSIGW
ana then a plane wnm,^ „
ou*a crash or ^
people would get th^ ^ ^ ^
y tne Warning but
ilians Would not twa
such a case. ^ ^
I have also heard that (fnu) KrizaJ was an _
Of the PFLP-GC, and the bombmaker, and
. I have heard he vas arrested
asset
Jordan under sa
authorltl
IS in
and then released. I eannot say this Is .
A VERY SmiLAR INCIDENT INVOLVING THE PLO
or not
CHIEF IN ^
BERLIN IN 1984 or 1985. The similarities are t '''
^oo striking i
the true details of Pan !m 103 are yet known
mistakenly creatlno the i < '
T_ something to
ere vas an intelligence failure it c>i
ure. It should not be
because it will only happen again.
23. Disinformation and the American public - the ciA r
large worldwide media and propaganda pr ejects. m two J""'
In the US was intentionally mislead, and there is a real
covert proaganda will subvert the
loses Its meaning, one case Involved the
w ,,, 1980 's, vhi,
“ gan vas COS Lsater of VIACOM INC. fame.
^ ^ nuH
with fact that truth
^®l^“®^yl6cl Libyan walk-
press by mixing so
er
f i
cas
® Wii
I
is individual claimed that
^adhafi and Libyan Intelligence pi
to 9ss3ssinate too •
aaers including Reagan, and that a HIT TEAM of
men with faLSE Basports
enter the DS via Mexico. The man was a
fabricator, and •
P viously approached CIA in Beirut six years
previously in another n r»
believed the inteliiaenofa this time, his case officer and his
f perhaps because they wanted to and the Whit<
House wanted to belipvo < ^
a so. Millions of dollars were spent on
ting security bharricades around the White House, state Dept, etc.
but the vhole operation was e fabrication . The .an passed 12 Agency pc
-graphs and tied up thoucj»r.,^o .r
of people and manhours for months. The
Secret Service and some professional ^
®rrorisnm abalysts however persif
and he was unmasked in
a final polygraph and confronted by the Case
Officer he had met in Ro<bme years before. HOWEVER tb.. ki • v
. lOWEVER, the public heard on!
that Libya was trying to kin naH>in.F 4
, , . “ Oadhafi, not that the CIA blew it and hac
to apologize to some 50 foreign llaic,,hr. o i
reign liaison services, the White House,
and others.
The second case is the Papal Aassassi naf ^
nation attempt in Vatican Cit
Did the KGB and Bulgarian Service plot the Pope • s death as tb
^ ^ ^ aeath as the KGb
- - or no. says, or was Mulligan right when he gave his ina •
news conference savin„ .w inauspicious
Whc. u. -- -3 no hard evidence to prove it. The
caned for his resignation, is the duty of ci.
White House shrieked and
to defame an enemy if
foment hatred and distrust ?
political circles
also mislead our own ores*? ar,,»
press and public, a
Or was this iu<;f ara,.i.'u
just another war in us
nd
in the USSR and those
between those who wanted us to destrov «-i,
uestroy the evil
“mistake
fi
three or four years lat
Who take a .ore prag.atic anatytical a
reer and it may be why he
in commercial espionage
t Mulligan's ca
EMP]
Pproach ?
®nded up
people like me. The Agency should taske
I do not excuse Mulligan for a felony
s to extremes to survive.
. I
care of j
he was pushed
24. In 1979-80, I was assigned to Calcutta, India In New Delln >
my COS briefed my spouse and I on Calcutta, warning us "there are
some shennanigans going on donw there. Don't get involved". The
shennanigans he obliquely referred to consisted of i
A. My new boss's wife sleeping with my predeceessor .
B. My new boss sleeping with his female Turkish agent AND
Russian wife of a Bulgarian official he was developing a relationsn p
C. The involvement of my new boss and his wife in wife— swapping
and other escapades, that came to involve my ex-spouse.
D. fabircation of intelligence reporting by the boss.
D. the giving of several TV's, several VCR's, and golf club sets
to an Indian friend of the boss, who in return fixed the man's car
for nothing , and sold him a packet of diamonds for $10,000, and othei
favors. ONE cable was written on the Indian. No intelligence
was ever collected, and the US taxpayer footed the bill for all the
gifts and entertainment. This was reported to the IG and investigated
by the man's successor. The offending officer was reimanded and assigt
to duties in Headquarters thereafter.
25. On 26 June 1988, I was given an appointment with the new Chief
Neareast and South Asia Division, Twetten's replacement. I had never
met the man before and I was going to see him because I was leavina
the next day on leave and then transfer to Boston. Instead,
o
me to
admin le
a polygraph the next day or be fired. I expla
approved, two small children home alone waiting for
Paxton Van Lines movers were scheduled to pack my HHE on 27
He insisted and I took the polygraph on 27 June and pas
harrassment. I reported it to John Reynolds in the IG's office but
JU!
' but This
nothing was SHKMN done.
This situation, for me and others, means that you ignore
or
18 . I a» not the only pntso„
h i s r 1 o h f o ^ ^ ^ o r f o r IT1 o r r , p 1 ( > y « ’ r-' i h .i i i 1 1\
ignts systematin^M.. ... .
1 Aff.llin”i /Mi
n n f '• M I II
only pGrsr^n
'■' = 8 hie rights eve, employee or former ,.,
81 '=te».aticeliy Violated bv CT. t ,
Officers or other ' Exti^rnal /
® in the senior i
national secun’^-^. ®vels of the Comnninlty,
(
ational securitv -revels of the Co
ecurity grounds. The A
have conunittpr? ^ st.enis Incapable (^f fulmi ( t ln<,(
® © r j[
parental and personnel ' of law and my nni ■ l uy mi*ti t >
The truth is thev h " somehow bring the ciA » <. It
^“«y do not want mv
vould not feel their example to succeoed b.«r,i ni i,.m »,
■The Agency la composed of gg “““e if Uu-y .
These Individuals b ®<^ent honest officers and / % f-ad i>n,
'^ais, some at high levels .a
tJovnward loyalty and the > ' stifle creativity, have f,.,,,,
Q the Agencv'o .
second-rato , "‘-ission, and have turn. .a i. ■ .
intelligence servl t>'*ned (t ,„t„
Oi- Political if, composed of careerist^ .
^«cal ideo.logiues. The for» '
°nd insDiriafi * ^tmposhere of inio ii
spired imaginative brin • i»te i i e,i ,,a i fra
‘PO much paper fioving 1„ dp >"
-perlenced officers „ith ,„t
®ess that has been e»- i.
created. There are
case, 19 Cuban ancm a. ious ci problems • 4»
" agents doubled against
polygraphs, 6-7 aoo ^ althouah n,,.,. ,
’ '°8t 1„ Iran i„ j
® bean great successes
they i'A;;r,j,/j |
- 89 a the Pollard
* CQ R0 ^ rj.jf
Chi)
great failures as they Agen
collecting intelil <ieepiy involved i
g intelligence but in formuiat,-n r In not o
White Bouse and NSC Hat-nw 5 t and carrying i*.
NSC Hardliners dream ^ -
gobvernments
»"8 NSC Hardliners dream of using iT '
' free hostages, «u terrorist ^ to t.
to its kneoe mv °rists, and brine *.v
Is they have t
3nd begun to j. Sf^tten vhat Afni:*t-4
to adopt the methods and ani-K a America i
adversar^ma ^^^itarian thlnn
ersaries. These policies r*tc ’"^inking of ou
Beirut, the Tr ®sulted in the bombing of ts
Iran-Contra scandal, the kidn a ® ^ the us e.
provocative poiln^o ^‘^napplngs, the hiiar^vA
policies always create c '^ijackl
b«n pressuca .. *• ‘»e Congress ... ..
}ji
wireat
oeen pressured inf.. 4.
havo ^ ^ silence on ma
»8ve provolced oitrage.
that
the prece
y®ars ago vo,
a few
V
HaKi
Enterprise
<^y player in Iran Contra,
suspen
other
He recently complained vr>,
sentence but still probation and a
Billion lost in "lllion. Wheere is the
the scandal ? i ^
surfar'o/i i Of Hakim in 1973 when hi
surfaced r„ connection with Teril „n
ilieoai a * ^^son, Ted Shackley, and the
® sxport Of 9MM eiienced pietols a ^ <="'
to Libvs U srois, detonators, anKXKXB* explosiv
^ He was a known arms dealer f..r- .v .
CIA and dod anH c Shah, an agent for the
avak and Mossad, and a us Tra ■
under CIA and non Iranian Jew who operated
D protection for years
again in the l„ e
oe iran-Contra onerai- ,• •
name again in Seni- v is incredible. I first saw hi
y in in September 19885 when t
that a Revolution ^ rteport from Tokyo that
revolutionary Guard intenif^mn
Iranian arms nr ce officer there, heading an
parts. Then the trail Itoppld’^eojl Hakim for F-d and
1985 or early .f»„, lute Dec
early January 1986 to provide a M,
summary, which I did with
the CIA office
23.
• I found his official
1C131 file was kept in
responsible for military -Ha,*
y f liaison with DOD
Lf 1 •
^ '^CSt 3 ClOod
riend on Pan Am 103,
Pan Am 103 may have been blown un k
n Diown up because, ^
and other officers were on the plane, and aslet 'h
°t the Iranian airbus in 1988 by .t tibution for the US ,
US in 1988 by the DSS Tincennes Gann
and had no real cover, since 1985, he had t
and to Beirut stati >, raveled frequently to Leb-
eirut Station where he was certain 4 - v ^
O certain to becoma Vyy
Vhu vatch for this kind of visitor. The Agenc
Ane Agency must taina «
responsibility for this. Mr. Gannon did and
mion aid, and would no<- v
assignment out of fear. But in this ca ^voided =
24.
' was Ignored.
working for ciA or ^ ^ Al-Qassar
3 for CIA or somehow involved in a drug-related
Germany that impacted on Pan Am 103. t vn,... - P®fation in
®ar wa
Germany that impacted on Pan Am 103. I know Al-Qas
Syrian Air Force Intelligence (His brother-in-law.
worked for
All Duba), t
r career- VThen I was
•harrassment, or corruption, or you lose yo
given the choice in April 1987 of being a part of the cover-up or
saying NO, I broke the code of silence. The success of the
hardliners and the guity in continuing the cover-up at all levels
at grievances viii never be seriously addressed, aND THAT THERE
KILL BE ANOTHER IRAN-CONTRA SCANDAL.
I soae the above is a true and accurate
account .
Allan Bruce Hemmings
March 11, 1990
Sworn and subscribed to before me this day
My commission expires
1990
When I
* harrassment f or corruption, or you lose your career,
given the choice in April 1987 of being a part of the cover-up or
saying NO, I broke the code of silence- The success of the
hardliners and the gulty in continuing the cover-up at all levels
neans that grievances will never be seriously addressed, aNO THAT
WILL BE ANOTHER IRAN-CONTRA SCANDAL.
I svae the above is a true and accurate account*
Allan Bruce Heminings
March 11, 1990
Sworn and subscribed to before me this day 1990
My commission expires *
Richard H. Muller
Attorney at Law
1208 S.W. 13th, Suite
Portland, OR 97205
(503) 222-2474
210
Michael Scott
Attorney at Law
Scott and Barrera
12075 E. 45th Ave
Denver, CO 80239
(303) 371-4150
P.C.
Suite 507
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )
Plaintiff,
V.
RICHARD BRENNEKE,
Defendant.
)
) Case No. CR 89-198-MA
)
) DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT LIST
)
)
)
)
j I
r
101 • 302 File re; interview with CIA
102 - Photo of Gregg Family
103 - Photo of Gregg Family
104 - Letter of February 24, 1988 from Jimmy Carter to Abbie
Hoffman
105 - Correction Letter: Brenneke to Judge Carrigan, O'Rourke
and Scott, of October 23, 1988
106 - Affidavit of Charles E. Moyer in USA v. Sam Evans
107 - Affidavit of Joseph E. Tafe in USA v. Sam Evans
108 -
Letter of Lorna E. Schofield, Assistant U.S. Attorney and
attachments
1 - DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT LIST
109 - Affidavit of Lorna E. Schofield, Assistant U.S. Attorney iri
USA V. Sant Evans
/
« )
I -
t
110 “ Affidavit of James E. Karprzak in USA v. Sam Evans
111 - Affidavit of Jerome H. Seiber in USA v. Evans
112 - Declaration of Jon A. Goldsmith in USA v. Evans
113 - Affidavit of Michael Cifrino in USA v. Evans
114 - Declaration of Robert Gonzales in USA v. Evans
115 - Affidavit of William Rosenblatt in USA v. Evans
116 - Confidential Memo: Herb Cohen to William Casey of October
25,
1980
117
- I.D.
- H.
Rupp,
118
- I.D.
- H.
Rupp,
119
•• Card
CTaniGs 6.
120
“ I.D.
- H.
Rupp,
121
- Card
^ Joseph M
122
- I.D.
- H.
Rupp,
123
- I.D.
- H.
Rupp,
, Air Routing International Corporation
, Vice President, Global International
Airlines
124 - I.D. - H. Rupp, Apache Airlines
125 - Deposit Slip of December 17, 1980
126 - Confidential Memo, Bob Gray to Ed Meese
127 - Affidavit of Richard Allen of April 13, 1984
128 - Memo, Richard Allen to Bill Casey, Ed Meese and Dick
129
Wirthlin of October 15, 1980
Ed Meese to Bill
of October 24, 1980
et al
2 - DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT LIST
/V
/- 13 0 - National Climatic Data Center Report, Indian River Station
131 - H. Lavi Memo of October 2, 1980
132 - MacNeil Lehrer Transcript of D. Gregg on November 7, 1986
133 - Memo: S.A.C. Denver to S.A.C, Portland
F.B.I. Memo with attachment re: Brenneke and Larry Caylor,
Army Intelligence Command
135 - Memo: Poindexter to Wilson of May 3, 1986
136
I
Memo:
Tony Rowland re; Kashoggi of April 10, 1986
Bank records and checks re; A* Kashoggi f\
138 - C*I.A
information that the agency said did not exist and
was later leaked to witnesses
139 - Brenneke
Customs
of January 14, 1987 to H. Wayson, U,S
140 — Excerpts from F.B.I, file on R* Brenneke
^ 141 - Letter:
to H. Wayson; U,S. Customs, of
1986
142
i of August 24, 1984
143 State Department memos and C.I.A* memos re: Hashimi,
Ghorbanifar, etc. Discovery requests
Dated this 25rd day of April, 1990.
Respectfully submitted:
Michael F. Scott
Attorney for Defendant
. )
Richard H.
Attorney
Muiier, OSB #61056
Defendant
3 - DEFENDANT'S EXHIBIT LIST
October 23, 1988
In re. United States of America v. lleinreich Rupp
Docket No. 88-CR-112
September 23, 1988
Deer Judge Carrigan:
Last Monday I received a copy of my testimony before you in tlie
. I have read the transcript which I received. My testimony
3n the best of my recollection at the time I gave it. Since
I have consulted notes and talked with others in an attempt to
I apologize for my poor arithmetic. I have known
Mr. Rupp for approximately 18 years. I do not recall
saying that I have known him since 1957. If 1 made
that statement, I misspoke myself.
order to be clear, I should have said:
...Mr, Rupp was involved in a flight in which Mr.
Bush, Mr, Casey and a number of other people were
brought to Paris, France I did not mean to sug-
gest tiiat all of these people were flown on one air~
craft piloted by Mr. Rupp, As I stated, I understand
Mr. Rupp piloted one of a group of aircraft, Mr. Rupp
has told me that Mr. Casey rode on the aircraft he
flew. He did net state to me that Mr. Bush rode on the
aircraft which he piloted.
I was told that there were three meetings in
Paris, France on the 19th and 20th of October 1980 I
was told that the following representatives of the*
Reagan-Bush Campaign and of the Iraninn
refresh mj memory. As a result of this, I offer the following comments,
copy of this letter is being sent at this time to the office of The
nited States Attorney and to the attorneys for the defendant.
Page ^ line/s
11
5
"Banes“ should be "Benes",
8/9
In order to clarify my statement, let me add
this:
1
11
25
12
15
17
11/13
17
19/22
18
2/7
18
20/25
at others wf?r»? nlso involved but do not, at present,
remember their nnmen, *
At tile meeting I nttonded, the following Individ—
uals wero prrinenL; WlUlam Casey, Cyrus Hashemi,
|iorbanifar, Don Cregg, Robert Benes, Col* Degan, Ahmed
^ arl, 1 other AnierJ.con and 2 other people, who were
not Americans,
fl f- 1 p told tJifjt the American’s stayed at the
o e rillon, in Paris, France. There may have been
meet ngs Ireld at tlie Crlllon, but I do not hove first
i nowledge of tliem nor did I mean to offer
mony regarding them. I misspoke myself when I
flotel' meetings were held at the Crillon
See clarification for page 8 lines 3 and 4.
I did not testify i
front clnriflcatlon; i aid not testi
Senator John Lr™” Sub
Further not nil tr evidence to or for ..."
CO^OO ol Sr" Sooo «,s gl.*on Jn t],o
bodies. “'dMions “ith investigators for these
I was told Mr. Carr was in the Fedprai w*-
tloh of federal or state LthorlUee.''"''"
deposlt”o!i^"°Hanrwe?e°MdVl "dl
ment investigator^ discussion with govern-
telllgence Agency .'^i^wo^ld^llk^L'^iot ^®"trai In-
testlmony, that my work was not ^ in
time of my initial application , from the
eerhed „„ a joh-by-jSs';:: ?" '
tor the Agenty ,aa In the Sommer of IMS-* '
did not state, nor did I mean i *•
was ever a full time employee of ^"'Ply. that
i" m, teatlmon, bnt eanld like trrepeat'?t So"*""*
n
did
2
19
24
24
27
28
29
40
53
62
18/ff
20
20/21
3/29 4
1/ff
6/7
8
As I promised, I will submit the documents I have
found relating to arms shipments when I am able to
organize them and write a clear explanation of them for
the Court*
This should be '*Bonn’* and not ’’Bohn”.
This should be ”Der” and not ”Ter”.
Part of the cost of
man magazine Der Spiegel,
my expenses.
my trip was
I paid for
paid by the Ger-
the remainder of
I was told that Mr. Allen was present, T do not
have first hand knowledge that he was present.
Based on the spelling, I do not know who is being
referred to here.
Please see the clarifications I made above
regarding information given to government investi-
gators.
regard-
Please see the clarification I made above
ing the time I worked for the Agency.
4 .-I the clarification I made above regard
ng the flight to Paris, I did not mean to imply that
nr. bush was a passenger on the aircraft piloted bv Mr
Rupp, nor did Mr. Rupp ever make such a statement to
me*
One question I would raise is the accuracy of the dates as
Court to not. thot I „o,or offered te^^Sey r%o”JL-t„LT“ it
recall being asked questions about this year, ^ ^
Finally, I ask that the Court note these clarifications ana
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do not know wnat your security system is like but l a
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I know that is possible with other agencies.
At one time 1
i supplied some material to Lt. Col. Alvarez and within 24 hours
had the identical information repeated
to me from a very
unfriendly source, since 1 did not tell anyone 1 submitted the
information the source had to be through the government.
1 have discussed the following items in this:
(1) Iran's T80 offer
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(2} Nicolas' T80 offer
(3j Austria/Russia's request to purchas
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China's request to purchase equipment.
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Kuwait's request to purchase equipment
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A request to purchase jet engines.
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Requests made to me by Czechoslovakia and other East
Block countries.
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Requests made for purchase by Spain
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Terrorist intelligence.
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IRANIAN OFFER OF ONE T80 RUSSIAN TANK AND OF
MISCELLANEOUS CAPTURED RUSSIAN BARDV7ARE
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: me pretace ail ot my remarks regarding Iran with the
-lowing statement: I have never done any business with Iran
: have I participated in any sale or attempted sale of
f 'thing to them.
'•POSAL: Through Mr, John
ites accept all or part of Iran's offer, outlined as follows:
in nas offered: (1) to sell the United
TOO tank; (2) to sell the U.S. other captured military
united
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ordinance; C3) to reactivate their Eastern border radar line
share any intelligence gathered from it with the D.S,; ( 4 )
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^ to establish some ferns of dialogue with the
. eventually lead to normal diplomatic relations with the O.S..
, j.n exchange Iran wants to purchase selected
spare parts for
thei r
and radar network. Such purchases would require
tx, t.cit approval of th. o.s. but can be conducted through
t.hird party, such as Israel.
rhsy ace willing to discuss
some or all of the above items
ineir offer is not in any way a package deal.
r xolloueo up the euggeation you node to me regarding some form
jOint venture between Israel and
the United States in
Obtaining tnis equipment. In this Israel would agree
to joint
venture such a
program and would initially provide their
esearch and evidence to substantiate that the equipment is
epresented.
•s I explained, they nave investigated and have found that
oes possess a Russian T80 with less than 100 kn on it
ystem does not have log books or an operating manual.
Iran
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nforniation on this item is from the U#S*, The data so obtained
ustr of course, go to you in strict confidence. Obviously an
greement with Israel regarding the details v/ould have to be
re
gotiated. They are willing to begin immediately*
n response to your request for the memoranda I have drafted
egarding the Iranian proposal and your question to whom in the
•$, government I have given copies of these memoranda!
inclosed is a copy of memoranda and letters I prepared and
ted to the U.S. government* They were submitted as
oj. j. ows :
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ol, Alvarez, USMC Counter Intelligence, INTC, phone
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: 02-694-2219 Washington, D.C. by my attorney Richard H. Muller
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. n early December, 1985. Richard Muller is a Colonel in the
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community and found to be substantially correct and that it was
also reviewed by the JCS, Mr, Muller's aadress is: Muller and
3 Dexter, Attorneys at Law, 210 Century Building, 1208 S,w, 18,
Portland, OR 97205, Phone 503-222-2474,
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} (3) On 6 January 1986, because I received no response from
i; anyone, I sent a copy of the enclosed, inforinally, to an old
21 friend of mine, Mr, Ralph Johnson, who works for the State
^ Department in Washington, D.C^ His address and phone: Director,
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202—647—7505, This is out of his shpere of work. He agreed to
t ^ it along, again on an Informal basis, to the appropriate
, parties in State,
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v£ ^ M) On 15 January 1906 I prepared the enclosed letter for the
le Vice President, Mr, Bush, i made arrangements to have both
memoranda and a cover letter, a copy of which is attached, hand
delivered to him. This was done when he visited Portland,
we”' Oregon in. late January 1986 by s friend of mine from the Oregon
d State Police, Lt, LeRon Howland,
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3im Conway of the Portland, Oregon office of Customs, Office of
Investigation, Room 318, 511 K.W, Broadv;ay, Portland, Oregon
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5) On 15 January 1986 I wrote the enclosed follow up Ittttr to
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7) 3 oDcained Dackup information regarding these mcmoa in
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Major Stewart (USA) at the Pentagon and gave Major
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lewart a copy or the enclosed, Mr, Lomax works in the joint
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Operations Agency, Research,
Development and
:quisitacn Division, Pentagon Rm. 2B889, JSOA/RD, Washington,
•C, 20301, Phone: 202-695-4093 or AV 225-4093, I was told that
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You, In this l«tt«r.
ccvernj»ant to whom i have given the enclosed.
e^^oranda. The following is a summary:
Col, Alvarez,
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^elieve mat la a complete summary of the people In the
with whom In government 1
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expressed aurpriae that
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«a oeen assured that someone would contact
0 follow up on the material.
nt, Raipn Johnson, informally and by phone.
Washington, D.C. on 6 January 1986.
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Mittendorf of the
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State Department, phone
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in January 1986.
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p rrfice of the Vice-President two
times by phone during
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his letter to ine«
) Kr. w. Elston, phone 213-551-3123. at the
Intelligence Agency in Los Angeles by phone during
of the
>nuary and Feoruary 1986
rTiission f loni Washington D«c. to
'®®fell« I^erRiission was
Nr. Elston attempted to obtain
the matter with me
because, he
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^9 W4 f-ourse, was not correct
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would be contacted. i never
Ifprtone calls and/or meetings.
or customs and you no one has contacted me
aaterlal. With the exception of Mr.
Nenarchick all of the individuals promised
was.
initiated all of the
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:urchase parts for their equipment and radar systems. They
;tate that they will confine their purchases to non-offensive
astern boarder. They understand that this would require help
rom the U.S, and would necessitate sharing any information
hey obtain.
7) Iran wants to conduct diplomatic discussions with the U.S.
t whatever level the D.S. deems appropriate. They have sent
n rope the Bead of the Defense Council, Mr, Hadji Moussabi
10 will be willing to meet with anyone the Dnited States
!Signates as soon as the U.S, wants.
3) Two individuals with whom I have worked on this project Mr,
»hn DeLarocque, a U.S. national living in Trance, and Mr.
:rnard Velloit, a French national, were recently indicted as
e result- or a Customs "sting" type operation conducted in the
hamas. Apparently Customs was trying to locate and stop
dividuais they believed were selling weapons of war to Iran
6J Iran would like to reactivate the radar line along their
ither person
th were invit
on attended the gathering in the Bahamas although
ited and Mr, DeLarocque was sent an airline ticket
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e Individual calling him regarding atten
ng the gathering
that he eaw no point since nothing could be sold to Iran
without the approval of the U.s. government. For that to be
possible, the individual calling would have to have appropriate
papers and would have to show them to Kr. Debarocque before any
discussions could take dIaca Tr.
place. In addition^ Mr, DeLarocgue
d 0 terinined that the person
F teon setting up the meeting vas not a
relative of Mr, Ratsanjami as he claimed to be.
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Political assistance has been offered
t*- region to end the Iran-Iraq war.
other countries in
^ (10) Bussla has been attempting to negotiate a eommetclal and
-mtary treaty with Iran »her«,y they .onld supply weapons to
lean in exchange for at least fifty per cent control of the
Iranian navy, equipped with newer Russian ships. In the Gulf.
Iran has turned down these military requests but h.s aggr.ed to
some commercial assistance. I have
proposed agreement.
seen
a copy of the
fil) I have been as
to negotiate
“hich is now in the
ked by other countries, 1 „ particular the
on their behalf for the purchase of the XBO
possession of Iran. i have nn*. .
A nave not accepted
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12) I have considerable inf orniAi-^ nr» «« 4 . -. i- . ,
ormation not contained in the above
>t in the attached, I will dicruee a. ..ji.u
i wiix aiscuss it with you in person if you
-ish and will clarify any questions
nformation here.
you may have regarding the
13) All of the
intormation i have has been obtained fr
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9®'^ci'nnient sources.
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illtary is already aware of this offer and
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Unf or
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ere.
when the
some of it was what is being offered
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States purcnase 20 1966 Kussian production T80 weapons systems
with all of the systems on each of them from an as yet
undesignated country,
OBJECTIVE: A solely commercial transaction whereby the U*S,
acquires these weapons systems at a cost of approximately $4,5
million per unit delivered to an East Coast, port,
BACKGROUND: I have not discussed this proposal with anyone in
the U,S, government but you,
'oias has requested that he meet with individuals in
tyashington D.C. who have the authority to decide whether the
U.S. will proceed with this transaction,
Kicolas is presently working with the leadership of the country
in wnich the units reside and with the leaders of the country
where the inspections will take place,
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As I told you on 13 June 1986, one of the two top officials of
this country died in an auto accident on 12 June 1986 under
circumstances which can best be described as questionable. This
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response to your question, Nicolas has told me that he would
rinitely be willing to take a polygraph test in Washington i£
r ues ted.
as will not provide any physical evidence
raiding the equipment except at
a meeting
or details
the
'ropriate U.S, officials. At this meeting he states that
1 provide sufficient evidence to convince your experts that:
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inspected, at the Seller’s cost, by any number
ted by the U,S.; the equipment can be delivered to a
-t in tne Eastern U.S.; the U.S. will not have to make any
-.niittment to purchase until after the existence, make and
iel of the equipment has been verified and
the D.S,
isfied with
the logistics of the delivery, in light of the
lached letter, you
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doubt already have much
this
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The Seller posts a Bank Guarantee in lieu of a performance
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posts a letter of credit amounting co the full
purchase price of $90 million for
all 20 units, with a
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designated by the U.S. The fulj cost o£ the Inepecti
on will
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Delivery arrangements ar
e agreed to by both parties.
Delivery and payment.
response to the questions you ssked ne end I utet posed
Mcolas, he offers the following responses:
to
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doing this transaction:
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n the Middle East*
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6) HIs title of Count was awardee
his family by Russia
everal
generations ago as a reward for distinguished raili
nd governmental service.
is grandfather was a NATO and UN ambassador.
is family is from Russia and returned
when
tizen*
sister later divorced
•renchnan and now lives with him and her children in Paris.
father
(7J The sale is being conducted with the tacit
ary
there fr
France in
was 19* He elected to remain in France where he
Russian husband^ married
a
ed in February 1983. His mother is still alive in
consent of the
•'rench government.
probable that
the selling country will
present pro Russian stance after the sale. However,
l^ing for and expect no political assistance from the
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S. No doubt they would be willing to discuss this with the
but such discussions or changes play no role in this sale
far as the U*S, is concerned*
) Nicolas says he has discussed the sale only with
guet, and Mr. Allen Maine. Mr. Maine has discussed
ecuipinent
apons systems with Mr, David Gindin
Gindin
British have
uipment with' the U.S. military.
done
request
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me
M.
a sale of
equipment offered here) and other
d with the British.
scussed a sale of such
inspection of equipment
U.S. However, the items
c-issed herein are not all the ones Inspected
weapons inspected included
’dels and several older models.
by the U.S,
one or two of the newest
Nicolas carries
normal
Passport issued
Nicolas Ignatiew
No.: 752165548
Issued 15 February 1983 in Pari
Valid through 14 February 1988,
colas was born in Paris on 28 April 1937
must remark that I have bona fide
offers for
three
separate governments. Two ar
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ny information relating to any sale
the manufacturer for
of such nev; weapons
/ste.TiS, Z have not yet discusspH fKi s <.
ussed this transaction with them or
nyone but the individuals named herein.
n response to your question reosrrt 4 n„ ..u
'i i-ion regarding the role played in
ransaction by
this
«r. Allen Maine: From two separate sources and
rom Oiscussions with Nicoi ac t ■»
Nicolas, 1 have learned the following:
1) Nicolas knows Maine and considers
him
riends .
ono of his best
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to. HO is 0 British sobjoct. BO owns an oros brokorngo coopony
2iled Creative Resources and Associates.
and Maine
are partners in the current T80 deal.
2 ine nas turned over the entire operation to
sing nothing further with it.
Nicolas and is
The principals in their earlier T72M and this T80 deal are
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out two years ago Nicolas
oassy, fcr
was contacted by the British
jnillion
whom he had previouslv
, ^ previously done work, with a request
at he secure for them the purchase of:
purchase of one T72M for 5 «.xxiior
jnds, Nicolas found the units at an initial
" initial price of 18 to 15
llion dollars. Because of th.. o i
England decided not to
Maine la'ter offered the
ulti „9 co„,id«,bl. nesotlation, to
David Gindin (who
T72H units at a reduced price.
til® U.S, through
Nicolas believftc w
erl a n C ■ • eiieves to be a retired Navy
)f a u.s. citizen. Maine was later introH
o^^,, introducea to another
. itizen wno purported to be involved in th h ,
5 he c.noo. wnose
he cannot remember. Nicolas
sonally to Mr. Gindin
es on the telephone.
was never introduced
although he spoke with him several
laine did offer
nsaction was never completed.
the T72K to Israel ,*«
Israel m iggs but the
Respite numerous ejtnrottf
expressions ot interest neither Brlfn
nee nor the U «; j . Britan,
acted. Nicolas then cancelled the deal.
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[ 7 j In September/Decenber 1985 Maine thought he could do the
7B0 deal with the U*S* and Maine spoke to Ginden about lt« At
the request of Col. Robert Benes Nicolas and Maine halted their
talks With Gindin and the British, started discussions with me
»
and asked that Mr. Gindin stop his discussions. At that time
Maine agreed that Nicolas snould handle the entire program and
agreed to step aside.
IB) None of the equipment, i.e. the T72M and the T80, was ever
it
offered to anyone at $1*1 million*
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' HossAd does have Mr, Maine's name in theii compuhet
because he does do some deals for them from time to time,
However, he is in no way associated with the Mossad or Israel,
AUSTRIA
1 have been approached oy two Austrian nationals. Both ate
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members of the Austrian government. At least one of them has
stated to me that he is acting privately for Russia in
purchasing materiel and information.
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have not discussed this with anyone in the U.S. government
cpt you,
have, as I explained to you, been asked to obtain prices for
se people on the following items and to arrange a sale of
items to them.
HQM5, range 1-10 gHz.
Manufactured under license by Sylvania, Italy,
2 each TACPC and TICTAC 12 HATVO terminals.
..anufactured by Hiltope Corp, Melville, New York.
1 unit PCC HOD 2202 A COM-JAM
Manufactured by Advance Computer Measurement Systems,
Copertino, CA
9 units Magnavox CHN AHGXC-7B TAC LIV DAY NATO compatible
Manufactured in Torrence, CA,
have also been asked if i would be interested in providing
™ with information. They have not as yet specified what
ormation would be of interest to them. i assume that it
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would relate to transactions on which i
ani working.
I would appreciate knowing from
be sold to Russia r '^bether these products
«ussie. I would also like fo ..
dicsuss the °
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would need
to
I believe that with
With some effort i
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names of the Russian «nd
Russians with whoa, then, oeal.
can find out
exactly how
the
you suggested, i will contact tw
ail possible manufacturers
an possible information regardi
regarding each item.
and obtain
Btfore proceeding I will wait tor further d,
*“^^ther direction from
you.
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is a government person-
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asked that i find cut if the ppr
could purchase 4 HAWK
systems from the u s tk
. include training and
Siven. They would also like to
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I's'-e been approached by neicbeca of the oov.r
,V ar. • ^ government of Kuwait.
intereated In purchasing a nonpar of tanka
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While their initial interest
and other
was in the
their purchase of used
conditioned Russian or American ,
American mooels. They would
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t have Russian models available for sale but would prefer to
.ell them U.S. equipment, in order to ao so I would need to
:now: (1) is such a sale permitted by the D.S. government;
” ^ purcnase used tanks from the U.S, government for
esale to Kuwait, if eo, i would need to know the complete
jpecif ications of the models available.
have a visa waiting for me in Kuwait and a formal invitation
the appropriate government officials. However, I would
■>eed authorization from the U.S. government to show that I
'ible to conduct such a sale.
an
hey would also like to purchase light armored vehicles.
ould the U.S, have an interest in
uwait?
supplying equipment to
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t have Russian models available for sain k w
tor eaie but would prefer to
>ell them U*S, ^guipment, in orrior
rder to ao bo i would need to
:now; (1) is such a sale DPriri*.#. ^
® by the U*S. government
»2J can I purcnase used
esale to Kuwait, if so, j would
.pacifications of tns noocis available.
tanks from the U.S. government for
need to know the complete
have a visa waitino for 4 »
n uwalt and a formal invitation
the appropriate government
nt officials. However, I would
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leed authorization from the n q «
government to show that
'ible to conduct such a sale.
•hey would also like to purchase light
armored vehicles.
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uwait?
an
interest in supplying equipment
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have an order from Eichenberger Aviation
Zurich f
itzerland for the purchase of six JT9D7F
nes, with
ts, for Boeing 747 coimnercial aircraft, Af you know, these
uld have no inilitary applications.
cnenberger is a large aviation service company and is buying
their inventory and later use/resale. Therefore, I cannot
tail on the export papers exactly who the end Ufief(s) will
you assist in this? i do not feel that a sale to an
tr'blished Swiss company specializing in aircraft service
cause a problem. Apparently, because I cannot state who
2 end user beyond Eichenberger Aviation would be I cannot
lain a license to export this equipment.
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products and information, is this of
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ently approached by individuals
to sen a variety of weapons to
in the
them. I would be
pursuing this but would ^
would need to discuss
you in detail since
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TERRORIST IKFORHATIOH
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ve Decn off^r^ed an ongoing source from whicn I can purchase
crist information as it relates to Middle Eastern sources*
ve checked on the individual offering the information and
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d him to be guite reliable* Would you have any interest in
uinc this?
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We have not discussed how i would fit into any
ects* I need to discuss this with you*
We have not discussed security, I do need to be
the information I give to you is going to be kept
I have access to several intelligence services overseas.
of these
assured
secure.
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( 4 ? I have excellent access to the East Block, especially to
Su?si3, Crechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, the DDR, etc. My contacts
are government executives at quite high levels.
(5) I
in the
have very good access at quite high levels
Middle East, i,e, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Saudi
to countries
Arabia, and
(f) I do have some Far East access, but presently only limited
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I can easily purchase from and sell to most Block and
\ die East countries.
^ 1 am in the process of developing a relatxonship with the
Chinese on several levels,
!9) I have been asked to negotiate the sale of 10,000 TOVT
“issiles- to Iran, I an able to acquire the weapons but have
done absolutely nothing to attempt such a sale, I do know that
the buyer does have the funds, however, I have verified this
I would appreciate discussing tnis further with you, i will
!iot attempt to do anything relating to such a sale without the
express consent or the U*S* government
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10) I can provide you with East Block and/or
quapment. If you wish to discuss this further, please
' now.
Yours r
.ncls.
Dick Brenneke
Russian
let me
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P.O. Box 962
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
14 June 1966
ny Intelligence and Security Command
5 Lt. Col* Larry Caylor
4910 Herkimer St*
Annandale, VA 22003
:fIDENT 1AL: Supplement 1 to letter of 14 June 1986*
r Larry:
ce writing my rather long letter to you earlier today# I
e learned several things which I want to call to your
ention# All of them relate to the offer made by Hicolas«
a result of his work with the British# Mr* Maine gave the
tisn and Mr* Gindin information regarding a T80 equipment
er , The British and/or Mr. Gindin did pass this information
to the U,S* government. I understand it was given to the
• military. The military# in January and/or February 1966
Dinted 2 retired British officers to act as their
pectors. These two individuals did inspect several tanks
offered to the United States for sale* The provided a
j report of their findings to the U.S, military*
ortunately# they did not inspect the units now being
sred. In the units they inspected were- only a few# I
leve two or three# of the most recent units* The balance
? older units.
ant to aistinguisn nere. What Nicolas is offering you are
> production# new tanks* They have all of the new systems
-hem# including the laser range finder and the new computer*
; Thursday# 12 June 1986, two representatives of the Central
’lligence Agency arrived in London# called Mr* Maine and
Jested a ’meeting at Heathrow Airport* Because Hr. Maine
js more than 300 km from London an alternative meeting place
agreed upon. These two individuals did meet Mr. Maine and
quiz nim extensively regarding his work on the offer 1 made
ou regarding Nicolas and the new TBO's. They claimed to
heard about it in a casino in Las Vegas. Either their
r story was very bad or our security is even worse* Mr.
e explained that he did not know what they were talklna
t. As you will recall# this meeting with Maine took place
t 24 hours after I talked to you about him* Did you send
« individuals or do I have other people listening to my
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P,0. Box 962
Dak© 0«w©9o, OR 97034
X4 June 1986
Tiy Intelligence and Security Command
> Lt, Col, Larry Caylor
4910 Herkimer
Annandaie, VA
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:riDENTIALi
Supplement 1 to letter of 14 j
une 1986
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writing
learned
on.
my rather
several
of them
earlier today, I
things which I want to call to your
relate to the offer made by Nicolas,
a result of his work with theRrifr‘ 4cK m«- «• .
tisn and Mr. Gindin information r?5«diJ; I' Ssn"®
.1 report o£ th.it £i„di„5S to tS. S?s?-t,im.t?! ‘
T.U.“only ;°“£.S'‘"!
J older units, * most recent units. The balance
:he.o, ihclodln, the laoet ;.n,:".5;d:t‘iid1h“SerSo:j"t:r!
- Thursday, 12 June 1986, two representatives of the Pen«-r-i
dligence Agency arrived in London csii-rt Central
lested a 'meeting at Heathrow Airport! Because *Mr*^”S
JS more than 300 km from London an alternatiJe
agreed upon. These two individuals did meet Jr
quiz him extensively regardinrSi! work
ou regarding Nicolas and the new T80*s, They ^ wade
heard about it in a casino in LaJ VegaJ
story was very bad or our security is even
plained that he did not know what the
claimed to
Either their
worse, «t.
e indlvfJnf? ^ talked to you about him. Did you a.Sd
la or do i have other people listening to*my
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phones?
The two 5’^u^*. offered Hr. Maine a list of East DlocJ
IT SI -rSisr si'
Of the lt.n,s ;e,u.sted,TSS|S|S SS“oSl%%% 1 Si?.°'
MS'£i"S.S'’n SSi."?iSI.
not contact
fJoD^ihich the equipment‘^is°commi^“‘^® country
- „*. , P *® comming and have already inspected
not inspected what Nicolas is
some of it, BUT,
you have
offering 1986 Russian built T 80 units.
OthBT WOrdQ fne^e**- ^ j- ^wooAati AJU 1 . 1 C APO unlti
otner words,, the most recent equipment they have produced.
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understand
S* regarding
m e by a
found
that
there is some confusion on the part of t
knoui.r^^^rK? ^ recently had it describ
it Jo fl!n? f*Pe»^t“. I analysed that descripti^
ioentical to a very updated T 62 . 1 wou.
CO a
reciate your thoughts on this.
Yours,
Dick Brenneke
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John Hortrich DeLarocoue
Domaine des Mourcues
83680 la Garde Prieniet
Var France
Phone :
Home :
33-9497-3051
33-9443-6227
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M. Bernard Veillot
* 118 Rue Bergson
37100 St Cvr sur
Phone :
Office :
33-1-47544553
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V'ianar Cie Anstalt
Vaduz Liechtenstein
ownership of a company called
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crcot to put all of this in the other letter.
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29 December 1986
U.S, Customs Service
Office of i J^vestiga tion
nr. Harvey t7ayson
Hoorn 318
511 ii.1'7, Broaclv/ay
Portland, oh 97209
HE I GHAFFARI
Dear fJarvey;
I kijov; that i ha
"anted to get everythinr"n Me 0100 ^ 00 ^ ju:
OUaffeti calied „e 24 OeceM ,
me that his cLiff*' “htember 1986 and ago:
tSat "t. Yasslti
^ want one hunHrth^ nowever, the bu\^ers ha\
in the r?*’ instead of
"111 provide them „?i“ a orMf^'' letter o£ oredJt i£
establlLed. ^''ilbnce that a per£Mmanl”SMr;
^ do not Xnov/ now intjr*h 'Fh^^u
am stallintj Ghaffarl at this 9 ° on this
<now if you v;isl/ J^i^sL't onT.^ • Pleasf °
before ioinS te bank. i ^in®“ a letter
oiny any more than listening to GhSfa^i
Thi s ■ ■ •
1966,
IS the reason whv i tu
I look forward to your reply!
Yours,
s.
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Letters to Marvey IVayson
29 December 1986
U.S, Customs Service
Office of Investigation
nr. Harvey i;ay soil‘d
Room 318
511 N,w, Broadv^ay
Portland, or 97209
RE; GHAFFARI
Dea r Horvey :
I know that I have senf
wanted to ,et ovetything 1 °^ ’“ached but J„
CLaHati ceued .e 24 oec k ’
haf'^tSeJ^^nt"" aoUeegue“„‘’vr"‘’^" ’5°
Of the that Iran wants tn * ^assar
decided thS thev*^*^*^°f engines. However Purcha;
transaction thcv wni earlier telexes To k •
will provide them with^ a^oro^f^^^ letter of credit ■]
delivery date; and « ® P^o-forma invoice; confirnt^v-
aatebllshed. avtdence that a Pecfotma^rS^riJirf
do not knov; now much fnrj-k
at this Ume°“ ^d'”'^ ^his, so
-Cdu'in r:“appj„^|;u:te ‘b° 0" ““r"pl“acri|°|\
oefore doino bank. j ® letter
J tlian listening to chaff an. decisi
1986 . look*^f^^°” ^ placed the call to
ok forward to your reply. ^ 26 Decembi
Vours ,
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Letters to Harvey Wayson
18 Oeotber 1906
Guten Abend Klaus:
Can you please send these telexes for
They are very important.
me
as soon as possible
Start of telex 1;
TO: 222759 FLCO IR
ATTENTION: fiR. A. A.
REGARDING: HZ 75 AND
TEHERAN. IRAN
HZ 22
DEAR SIR:
64 PLU^^H SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY: HZ 7 5
CllARECTERlSTICsf^AFTFR^^P^^ RUSSIAN. VARIOUS
HILL ESTABITciii j advice OF LC ACCEPTABLE TO US, V/E
GUARAHTE^If^A tURN ACRLAnfr^Jn^^^*^ SUPPLY A
MATERrAL IS AVA Tr art STATING THAT
DETAILS AND PRICES IF \rin SUPPLY FURTHER
REGARDS INTEREST. PLEASE ADVISE. BEST
DICK BRENNECKE.
End of telex 1,
Start of telex 2;
TO: 222759 FLCO IR
ATTENTION: NR. A. A.
REGARDING: TENDER HUMBER
TEHERAN, IRAN
DEAR SIR:
t™“" as“tmfi)’'hp requested to ten thousand IlETRIC
SeAntEE CE nv PERCENT O'!
TO nc nn f or^r^ » i'r^KLL.NT OF THE SALES PRICE UPO!3 PRESEHTATTOM
dSEaIv--
DICK BRENNECKE
End of telex 2,
Start of telex 3:
TO: 112385 YASCO
ATTENTION: MANSOUR YASSARI
REGARDING; MERCURY OUTBOARD
VIENNA, AUSTRIA
ENGINES
DEAR MANSOUR;
MR, GHAFFARI INFORMS ME THAT A SALE HA5 RFPfj rmtPT r,...,
™”'"' 1“ - ?o onS^
n OCTOBER RECAr,Dn""i,EEL‘DlLi?ERr;s"ois?^^
EUROPE THIRTY DAYS AFTER roR?SASEl FURNllSII Ss w?S,,‘''f
OF CREDIT ACCEPTABLE TO US FOR THE FULL PllPrriAqp geit ^ ^^TTER
pSASrr"= "" '■OST "roSSted"?bS“LcbS"-
pbrforhance boiid. please advise the banks to be dsed in this
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TKAllSACTIOri.
dest regards
dick brenmecke
End of telex 3.
Thant: you, Klaus, for your help.
Dest personal regards, Dick
ABOVE SENT 20 OCTOBER 19B6 TO KLAUS. HE RESENT OKAY
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20 October 1986
COMMISSION AGREEMENT AMD
Thi
GUARANTEE
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^ ^ nim ission
material we have designated^^^
gnated, at your request, in Tender
Ten,
We hereby agree to
of the
Humber
pay to:
a commission in tho
per metric ton for °work°^nerf* ***T170 HUNDRED***
'’he amoun? wifi concludrng this
a sale by us to a h,^ , to you at tlie time ol
vull^be^'i" payable only from hhe*^ provided by you. The
institution vou . closing bank direcHw t-t. -^aie. it
We designate in writina any person or
we agree that we «^^l ^ that bank,
transaction, ® will not circumvent
i S S0 J 0 1 e Mr\^ ^
tSls JL is dSrto“you "a ■'=° S'
cnis sale is concluded, ^ commission
concluded only
the^ f i°i '® account, with^no^re^f Tender Munil
receives and"accepts^th^^ Purchase Price'^iJ °cash '
accepts these funds from the buyer. seller
your
buy
in thi
purchaser ,
due only if
when the
r Ten and
reservations
sent by fax TO GHAFFARI 10-21-86
Richard j. Brenneke
G.P.I, Management, i
20 October 1986
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I.ctlers to Harvey way
son
Cutcn Morgan Klaus;
Will you j>l ease
21 October 1986
TO: 213317
attention :
end the following telex for me
IIDKT ir
RIAZI
lENDBR NUMBER TEN
TEHERAN, IRAN
OEAR SIR:
!|at?^^ SbS FOLLOUS:
SFE??^?cA'??' ""o*" PER SUBJECT
PER?Sr""“'"™ TO YOu“Sr“our“’''
pP^.^°^f>^NCE BOND OF -nvo PP?rpii^«’ ^EADY TO PUT A
>“S TOU TO wr?’ °"™AKTEf SorLTc'p ™ «>V
BE POSTED^AP-tp^ credit ACCEPTABLE FRESENTATION TO US
CRED??!^*^ rPR^;,S?,?|-o/|;;^OEMANCE DOND^W^fL
regards of
dick brennecke
Thank you very
V'a ssar i ,
Best Personal
Dick
^nuch Klaus
Hegards
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Letters to Uarvey Wayson
21 October 1986
nr, Harvey Wayson
Dear liarvey:
1 tllOUQbt 1 ShoilIH
his associates, ^ date with Hr,
aif ari
P«^esently this.
TNT* A final nff
government. i expect to reLilUo® , today to the Irani;
week on this matter, ^ decision from them th:
^^tboard enoines Tr^n k
will sign a contract and r.r.c«- to purchase these ar
week. ncract and post a letter of credit to do so ne>
3» 75 and 122mm shells Tran
supplied with a firm quote*fnr i-k requested that they t
quote for their purchase of these.
All contacts have Deen throuoh Mr rh
Mr. Yassari in Vienna, Austrll his nssociat
requested through a trieAd of ‘ the telexe
dir^rr telexes cannot be sent
C y or the purciiasers will not respond. ^ United
«rresp„„d.n
and verifiable tor “hi p“lhL“omy‘ef alllilS
iten. I have kept detailed notes of all convellatllns?"''
Do you have any suggestions or comments.
5fours ,
HJB
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3 October 1906
RE
: Ghaffari et al*
Mr, Harvey Hay son
Dear Harvey:
I want to bring you
Hp to date
regarding the above*
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2
3
stated
official i
15 September 1906 nr
hnd a direct request ?rom“
Iran, for equipment ® govenment
’ TMT - as much
l!S^ea?h“?e" possible.
l.-sJp^'lerr'^U^ outboard engines
Yamaha outboard enoinec!
to reach you on tK ?lth
“ l5tn but you were
that he?
Teheran ,
I tried
off jce .
of tije foliov/incj
200 and 235.
175, 20U
out of
the
16 September 19B6* You h
September conversation wi th^Gliaf f ar f ^ reported niy lb
I find out as much as nnr-ci ki you. You suggested Hint
why Ghaffari 's earlier deal the requests and find out
it was reasonable to rfo*-.*- not go through, we also asireocl
request and whether Ghaffari "^’^ther this was a bona fiUc
person in Iran. Ghaffari was acting on behalf of a real
Between 17 September and 27 Qer.v u
several times. i told him that Ghaffari did call me
prices tor the items requested, trying to determine
stili^ok"*to*^have^GhIffari^atf tliat it was
This could include navincj Ghaffan^'Lrai^^^^®^ credibiJityr
Teheran. We ajJeed "’^th
no5 ^ meeting in the U.s. ^with oL'^®® Ghaffari could
floweyer, you did warn me that uo "’°te Iranians.
agJe'^d'^^'r ^ outsidc'thr 'u
banking, for ^he'ISove!'''" """ secur^'^roe^ vUth
Plso „.„t to aiscuts spare pa?ts fSr IheiraUctaft'"'"'''-
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£> c
They
Xpiicer'o'rvr^^’;.^ «ith chaff an t
On the first anri *j- 'j**ai.£ari, i 0370 h^m
others. He specified that I would have^to ^^t not on the
after a lettei of effnf 2 % could be nosfi^^^"^’
consider takinn^ opened. He suggelted
told him I would haJo to re£ar"^at '^ther than ca-h I
-PPly MrLan%,‘°tr
hie w® direct discussion between mv that woui.i
his his purenasers. He staff J lu parts buyer"
tonight and get bart to me. contact i,;;|
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nonday. He says cn
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33^plained that to conclods» '-
^^ested^oulO require cons.-;.:
1* Hy aircraft and
with his people. “
2. My banker to handle ch- -■ •
1. /!> oil expert to disc
shipping people,
that this
would a M
several places.
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I thought
any one of
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fuses: =>=-Au »,
PUMS 120
AZ 111.
c.JOted a price of $6.00 on th=
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3ll but items 2, 4 ann
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specs, I
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yassari askea that i send him tne
his^^o possible data.
‘us company name tor the engines!
S'*iot“o''cJt^?pr'^ confirmed what
the tell^ ro aircraft
^departments. ^
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3 October 1986* Ghaffari called. He expects banking
by flonday* lie says that Iran called him last night and wa
meet with me regarding the transaction but does not Tran
v/hen. He also said that based upon our conversations,
would like a quote on several equipment parts:
1. Gun barrel for 175 from Howpizer Co,
2, Mortar snells tor 81mm and 121mm,
3, Telescope or camera for F4: Model RF4K17240E,
4. Radar lamp WS 12,
Ghaffari says he has prices to compare to any I offer him*
also says that if I can acquire these parts. Iron is
send a delegation to meet with me, probably in
discuss acquiring additional equipment.
Vienna ,
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These are the highlights, I have attached telefax copies of
the telexes received in Germany from Iran and photocopies of
the telexes I have sent, i look forward to discussing this
with you further. Until you and I talk about what steps should
be taken, I will go no further than trying to push one of the
first four deals towards reality, i,e, telex confirmation of an
agreement to purchase and proof of funds. There will not be
any meetings without your consent.
The fact that Ghaffari has comparable prices on most of this
equipment means one of two things to me: Either he has gotten
them from Iran or he is getting them from someone else in the
States, In either case, there are certainly others out there
shopping for equipment.
Yours ,
Dick
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Mr • G ha f ary
P. 0, Box 1297
Pacific Palllsades,
Dear Mr, Ghafary:
CA 90272
of the purchase orders I reviewed with
went out today. The seller shoulci
f i as
Enclosed are the copies
you on the phone today,
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fur°cLmiLlon'^fof both t^’* Seller, we will need confirmation of
Included in the^prlcel^’r h*"***^'^®"®* commission is not
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immed i A f 1 ota sales price. It should be paid to us directly
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saxes. rayment sDouid be to
Complete banking details will
To proceed ve require
expenses in travelling
and expenses in Europe
payment in advance from your people for my
to Europe and back and for my accomodations
Can you take care of these details for
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the 4co:’’rTyl't‘ r? ""’«"b Say"
constructed in a tillage for^e!fm®i "®®''® the
transform it frL area in*'such'"a being
irto an active 7er!o '"^rginal
section, and a retail/nr!®’ and port warehouse
f>eTrg rejoined t^ t^y^^’®® Th i Tt ! a’n?/®^ ’ ^ ^ ^ 1
3 nd the thruway both ^ lonment ®*"^ 3 t 1 on 1 $
section of city ’f^o ^ a ®f/^Jch ie the pasThay ^'’®
encountered critfcfJ ^"5® tberS?S°rI°o<^s . in
problems, but they ha’d^fb imposing set of
ft't long range g''„!^^/,^b^co„v,cU„! t'o^g”!,
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tbe world todav Th?y! urban ryj,!r? the citv u
'ro. teco.tng an IbltractV''^ '''*'’'''bt?oTL!*l:'"9 Pla^e I'
'"act noney ,„d p„„erVj" "'Pt the ' '"
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It TntO thp nh„--
touched, seen, experienr^)^^ where it
by all of it's citi 7 Pnc and used to
decade may be viewed ac’ Si*ch the Barcelona
the fu
decade may be viewed a ‘ Barcelona of the
people living and wLu? a". example and an inspiration
orking m cities all over the vvorl
Stylistic9l*|ythpA|rt_L.. 1 .**
used in the citv'c and sculptural approaches
academic to the^exner i effort run a gamut from the
international + ^ are/were employed by an
Ooan Miro Ri^h; 4 K^/^ c including Ricardo BofilK
Chillida V Hunt, Arata Isozaki, Eduard
Frank Stella an^ Ellsworth Kelly, Antoni Tapies,
urban spaces Aguilar We will look to these new
their 1 and<;ra nc /4 *" Plazas, their decorative sculpture
context in tho Qreenery, their crafted details and t
present ono m i ty , to help us see how in shaping the
Places ®^3pe the future. We will show these
the twilinht 1+^^ light of early morning and of dusk, in
direc? .fLf »^arsh, revealing light of
illuminaflnn dramatic night light of their own
and <:hnw fh * ^ show them during periods of peak use
domain nf completely empty, and occasionally as th'
forme; anrf passerby. We want to show their apparent
community """ residents in each
surmtinrfinn them relate, connect to their
thrive Manu ®rvironment in which they must ultimately
have d 1 azas^whirh^f incorporate community centers and
areas but al<;n only as large open recreatior
of the current projects and also talk in situ^to indivirtnaic
who created of these new wnrtrc lo individuals
+u Z . worKs, choosing from a crossertinr
of the professional disciplines involved- architpcr “
sculptor, planner, builder/craftsman, city council memK
Olympic Committee member. ^ council member or
As a prologue to revealing the new urban landscape wp win
Gothic Quarter. In the Gothic Qulrter tllo bulHiJ; aJf
bright new interiors shine and light up the thrSnni
the energetic , pre-dinner, social parade which i^-^
to join in it's vibrant interaction. The EurnnL
of social walking is put into perspective in t i
the Ramblas, the wide, treed promenade stretrhi
large rL/°'H
of
heart of city to the rviwn i r s ' ''•if
for pedestrians only. Car traffic along the
delegated to narrow aisles on either sidn
city blocks(each block is actually an octaaon^s
of the Exiample, the turn of the century grlrt’^^
the city, contain more than 1000 examol es^r,P°
siecle Modernist architecture. In one row nf
j* , * KJW Or
SO
corners
called’the block of discord you find the work"°f^®^ 9lone°
three *
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